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Is Vietnam and Cambodia the same?

Vietnam vs Cambodia article is a simple comparison between the two countries. The fact is, they were one united country a few hundred years ago. Today, Vietnam and Cambodia are neighboring countries. Cambodia has 1,137 km of the border with Vietnam to the east and southeast.

Are Vietnamese and Khmer similar?

Very different, although they are related. Both belong to the same language family, although in different branches. Both Vietnamese and Khmer are Austro-Asiatic languages. Other languages belonging to this family are Mon, Wa and Palaung, for instance.

How many Khmer are there in Vietnam?

1,260,640 Khmer
According to Vietnamese government figures (2009 census), there are 1,260,640 Khmer Krom in Vietnam. Other estimates vary considerably, with at least 7 million (consistent with the data from Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation) to over ten million, reported in Taylor (2014) in his The Khmer lands of Vietnam.

Is Phnom Penh in Vietnam?

Phnom Penh is in the south-central region of Cambodia, and is fully surrounded by Kandal province. The municipality is on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac Rivers.

What is the difference between the Cham and Khmer people?

The Cham formed the majority population in the Indianized kingdom of Champa in what is now central Vietnam from the 2nd to the late 15th century ce. Small numbers of Cham remain in the south-central coastal plain and in the Mekong delta near the Cambodian border. The Khmer (Cambodians) are scattered throughout the Mekong delta.

Who are the Khmer people of Cambodia?

The Khmer people of Cambodia have ethnic ties to southern Asia and practice a hybrid Buddhist-Hindu faith. Just as the Vietnamese historically resisted imperial occupation by China, the Khmer historically were subject to foreign encroachment from Vietnam.

What happened to the Khmer Rouge after the Vietnam War?

The invasion brought an end to the Khmer Rouge’s monstrous genocide, but not to the war itself. The Khmer Rouge waged a bloody guerilla resistance war against the Vietnamese and their Cambodian allies, assisted by two more Western-aligned resistance group.

What are the ethnic groups in Vietnam?

Ethnic groups. Vietnam has one of the most complex ethnolinguistic patterns in Asia. The Vietnamese majority was significantly Sinicized during a millennium of Chinese rule, which ended in 939 ce. Indian influence is most evident among the Cham and Khmer minorities.