Реферат: Cambodia And United Nations Essay Research Paper

The value of the real has been going down for a long time and is very unstable.

For example, in 1996, 2620 real equaled one US dollar.

The life expectancy of many people in Cambodia

is not that high. The reason is because of many diseases, and conflicts,

which lead to early deaths. In 1990 the percentage of al the people

in Cambodia that were older than 15 was 53%. The life expectancy

at Birth in 1995 was 51 years of age. Of the 9,898,900 people in

Cambodia, the adult literacy rate was 65.3%.

Communication in Cambodia is not good

at all. There are hardly any telecommunication companies available,

and international services are limited to Vietnam and other few countries

only. Now, commuting from place to place is not as bad. Cambodia

has 612 kilometers of railroads, and 13,351 kilometers of highways.

There are also 3,700 kilometers of inland waterways, and ports are available

in Phnom Penh, and Kampong Saom. Cambodia only has nine useable airports.

The situation in Cambodia now is not that

good, but a lot better than how it used to be. It has been over 20

years since Vietnam soldiers ended the bloodshed caused by the Khmer Rouge.

There are still many killings, which have been caused by grenades or shootings

during public demonstrations. Recently on Easter Sunday of March

30, 1997 in Phnom Penh, there were grenades thrown at a crowd during a

public demonstration, which was supposed to be headed toward Sam Rainsy.

Sam Rainsy was the most visible and vocal Human Rights advocate in Cambodia.

In this, Easter Sunday Massacre, there were 19 innocent people killed,

and over a 100 people injured. The attempt to get Sam Rainsy failed,

and all the people in Cambodia waited for the International public to help

out.

There has not been much International help

in Cambodia and still the violence and economic problems continue.