Khmer people

The Khmer people are 97% of the people of Cambodia. They speak the Khmer language and most follow the Khmer style of Buddhism. There are over 15 million Khmers in Cambodia, and over a million Khmers in both Vietnam and Thailand.

Khmer People Media

• Khmer Diaspora Map.svg

  World Map of populations of Khmer Diaspora *

  *     Cambodia*     + 1,000,000*     + 100,000*

  *     + 10,000*     + 1,000*     + 100*

• Ancient Khmer script.jpg

  Ancient Khmer script carved in stone

• Cambodia, Khmer Empire. 2-70. LOC gm71001173 (cropped).jpg

  Map of South-east Asia showing Cambodia's territorial expansion from 1290 A.D. to present-day

• Angkor-Vat.jpg

  Angkor Wat in the 1900s

• Khmerlladyinblackandwhite1.jpg

  Upper class Khmer women in the 1800s.

• Dancers angkor wat.jpg

  Khmer dancers at Angkor Wat, 1920s.