Cambodia

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Official Name
Kingdom of Cambodia
Population Full

16,927,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Khmer
Literacy Rate
81% (2015 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1992), UNCRPD (2012), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bradley 2007a, Campbell and King 2011, Diffloth and Zide 1992, Lebar et al 1964, Thomas and Headley 1970, Voegelin and Voegelin 1977, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Deaf Population
85,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Cambodia is 28. All are living languages. Of these, 21 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 8 are developing, 4 are vigorous, 6 are in trouble, and 6 are dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.