Land Mines In Cambodia
Cambodia is a country in located South East Asia, bordered by the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. It has a population of almost 15 million and its GDP per capita in PPP terms was $2,000 which ranked 188th (out of 229) countries. A major problem that Cambodia faces is landmines littered all over the country, especially in the rural areas. This is the legacy of three decades of war which has taken a severe toll on the Cambodians; it has some 40,000 amputees, which is one of the highest rates in the world. The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) estimates that there may be as many as four to six million mines and other pieces of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia.
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