Name: 地理Now!カンボジア (Geography Now! Cambodia)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T06:39:25.000Z
Duration: 11 min 16 s
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is gonna have some bad audio because I'm currently in my parent's basement filming

and, eh, the microphone we typically use doesn't fit into the audio jack in my camera.

So, just bear with me, and we're gonna basically go back to the quality of Afghanistan.

♫ It's time to learn geography... NOW!!!

This is our FIRST country with the letter "C," Cambodia!

And basically Cambodia had a relatively normal life

until 4 really messed up years kinda ruined everything for them.

But before we talk about that, let's dissect the flag.

The flag is pretty simple and conveniently symbolic.

There are 3 bands, two blue on the top and bottom, and red in the middle.

In the center, you have a picture of the temple of Angkor Wat,

A symbolic, country defining icon of Cambodia.

Blue is a traditional color of royalty, and red represents the Cambodian people.

The white of Angkor Wat symbolizes the spirituality of Cambodia, as it is a heavily Buddhist nation.

Keep in mind, this was actually the original flag from 1948,

until they finally came back to this one.

Ok, now let's talk about all that craziness, shall we?

Ehhh, no clever antidote, let's just jump into it this time.

The country is divided into 25 provinces, and the capital is Phnom Penh,

That's right people, it's pronounced "Pa-Nom" Pen, not "Fa-nom" Pen or "Nom"  Pen.

is actually very conviniently located in the country

because it's where the Mekong, the Lower Mekong,

This is also where the royal family lives

and is a bustling city overtaken by mopeds, bicycles and roads,

with no stop signs, making traffic a free-for-all.

Wait? Who cares? GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY ELSE!

Off the coast, without including the small islets and rocks,

Cambodia has over 80 main islands that they have sovereignty over,

most of which are close to the coast, easily accessible,

some of you can even see from beaches, like Snake Island,

visible from the interestingly named "Hawaii Beach."

which were originally just used for military bases,

but are now open to the public for tourists.

Now, for the longest time, Cambodia was actually split

kind of east and west by the Mekong river

and the only way to get across was either by ferry or to fly.

In 2001, they opened their first bridge across the Mekong River,

and finally it joined the two parts of Cambodia by road for the first time.

Since then, 3 more have been built, and more are projected to come in the future.

now of course, when going into Cambodia, the landmark that pops up into everybody's mind

immediately is Angkor Wat, the ancient ruins of the Khmer empire.

The town nearby, Siem Reap, actually has an International Airport

so you can just fly over there, rather than go to Phnom Penh, and

then take a bus, which by the way is not really advised because

things get a little shady in the rural areas,

we'll explain a little more about that in the demographics...

Just keep walking Bob, you didn't see nothin' here...

you not only notice the stunningly enticing view

and pagodas that have trees growing out of them,

but you also notice that it has these perfectly straight geometric moats

These were cleverly constructed by the empire

to aid irrigation and in return feed an entire city

that is speculated to have the largest pre-industrial metropolis

Otherwise, most areas in Cambodia have villages that

function in a subtropical, developing way, heavily based on the environment.

Now this is where things get really colorful, because Cambodia is kind of like a landscape marvel.

The country is generally characterized as having a low-lying, central plain

with hilly and light mountainous regions in the southwest,

In this country, rivers are everywhere, and in the top middle corner,

you can find Tonle Sap, which is the largest freshwater lake in all of Southeast Asia.

Tonle Sap expands dramatically in the wet season

and is home to an enormous cluster of bio diversity

including over 200 species of freshwater fish.

...like the Giant Barb fish, the national fish of Cambodia,

that can reach lengths up to 3 meters long.

IN YOUR FACE, JAPAN WITH YOUR YELLOW FISH TUNA,

Now, of course one of the best things about Cambodia would have to be the food.

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