1. When the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia from 1975-79, around two million people were killed.
2. The country is still trying to rid itself of an estimated four million land-mines.
3. Ninety-five per cent of Cambodians are Buddhists. Women may not touch the monks.
4. Until June 2016, there was not and never had been a McDonald’s restaurant in Cambodia. Since then one has operated in the city of Battambang.
5. Cambodians do not celebrate their birthdays. Many older people do not even know their age.
6. The temple of Angkor Wat (City of Temples) in Cambodia is the world’s largest religious monument covering more than 0.6 of a square mile.
7. The temple featured in the film Tomb Raider. The film-makers paid $10,000 a day to film there.
8. The Angkor Wat also features on the flag of Cambodia, the only actual building to feature on any national flag.
9. It is disrespectful in Cambodia to touch any part of a person’s head or to let them see the soles of your feet.
10. There are 1.3 million mopeds in Cambodia, which is almost as many as the number of people there.