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Cambodia > General Information > People & Languages
Cambodia's largest ethnic group consists of Khmers (ca. 90%), descendents of the people who built the historical Angkor Empire and once ruled over most of SE Asia. Other groups include the Cham of Malay descent (ca. 5%) and the Chinese (1%).
The country's official language is Khmer, which is beautifully written in a modern variant of the old Khmer script. English and French are spoken: French by older people who witnessed colonial times, while the younger generation prefers English.
Theravada Buddhism (95%) is Cambodia's main religion.