Cambodian refugees

Japanese: カンボジア難民 - かんぼじあなんみん
Cambodian refugees

…Official name: Kingdom of CambodiaArea: 181,035 km2Population (1996): 10.27 millionCapital: Phnom Penh (Time difference with Japan: -2 hours)Main language: Khmer (Cambodian)Currency: RielLocated in the southwest corner of the Indochina Peninsula, the country has an area more than twice that of Hokkaido. Cambodia was known for its kingdom, devout Buddhists, and Angkor Wat, but with the dismissal of head of state Sihanouk in March 1970, the country was heavily involved in the Indochina War, and chaos and war continued, with mysterious incidents such as national isolation, refugees, the desertion of the capital Phnom Penh, and massacres. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Cambodian refugees" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正称=カンボジア王国Kingdom of Cambodia 面積=18万1035km2人口(1996)=1027万人首都=プノンペンPhnom Penh(日本との時差=-2時間)主要言語=クメール語(カンボジア語)通貨=リエルRielインドシナ半島の南西隅に位置し,北海道の2倍強の面積をもつ国。カンボジアといえば,王国,敬虔な仏教徒,アンコール・ワットなどで知られていたが,1970年3月のシアヌーク元首の解任により,インドシナ戦争に大きく巻き込まれ,混乱と戦争が続き,鎖国,難民,首都プノンペンの無人化,虐殺という不可解な変事が続発した。…

※「カンボジア難民」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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