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Southern Cambodia

• historical Cambodian cultural area in the south of Vietnam
• own name in Khmer: Khmer Krom
• other names: Cambodia-Krom, Lower Cambodia, Cochin-China, Nam-Bo

Contents

• Flag

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

Flag

National flag,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: UNPO

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of Khmer-Krom combines the colours of Cambodia (red and blue) as a sign of the national identity, and the colours of South Vietnam (yellow und red).

Source: Volker Preuß

Map

Map, Source: Freeware,
University of Texas Libraries, modyfied by: Volker Preuß

Numbers and Facts

Area: 26.139 square miles

Inhabitants: 25.000.000 (approximately), thereof ca. 8.000.000 Khmer (Cambodians)

Religions: Catholicism, Theravada Buddhism

Capital: Saigon, 9.000.000 inh. (2019)

official Language: Vietnamese

other Languages: Khmer, Chinese

Currency: Vietnamese currency

Time Zone: GMT + 8 h

Source: Wikipedia (DE), UNPO

more Info: www.khmerkrom.org

History

to ca. 1800 · the area belongs to Cambodia (Khmer)

about 1800–1859 · the area belongs to Annam

1859–1954 · the area belongs to French Indochina, France is the colonial power

since 1955 · the area belongs to South Vietnam

since 1976 · the area belongs to Vietnam

Source: www.khmerkrom.org