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The temple of Angkor Wat is a shining example of the classical style of Khmer architecture, which he gave this name. By 12 century Khmer architects had become more skilled and have been actively using sandstone as the main construction material. Style Angkor Wata in the latter was transferred to other churches. 

Angkor Wat deserves admiration above all the harmony of its design, which is not in the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. According to the French archaeologist and architect Maurice Glaize "Angkor Wat is perfected classically restrained monumentality of its finely balanced with the elements and the exact mechanism of scale. It is a work of power, unity and style " of the typical elements of the Angkor style included in the tower in the form of a lotus, extended passages of galleries, art galleries axle housings, and the cruciform terraces which are observed along the main axis of the temple.

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The third largest ethnic group are Chams. Their number does not exceed 140 thousand. At the beginning of our era have created a highly developed civilization, but by the end of 14 century it was completely destroyed. Chams ethnically close to kmeram and in Cambodia they even called Khmer Krom (Khmer from below "in the translation in Khmer), referring to their residence in the Mekong Delta.

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Cambodia is home to more than 13,395,682 people (according to National Institute of Statistics of Cambodia in 2008), of which 48.6% of men and item 51.4% of women. About 60% of the population have not yet reached 21 years, all the result of years of civil wars, genocide and aggression by other countries. The massive destruction of the clergy and intellectuals have completely changed the social composition of the population.

The primary education in Cambodia, almost free of charge and is not more than $40 a year, but not all families can afford it, and children from an early age began to work alongside adults, so about 50% of the population does not receive primary education and higher education not available to many. But due to international programs and intergovernmental agreements, some Cambodians are able to receive higher education abroad, including in Russia.

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