The Mekong can be used for hydroelectricity, water irrigation, and transportation. The average life expactencey of Cambnodia is 52, the lowest of all Southeast Asia, and second lowest in all of Asia. 300,000 Chinese and Vietnamese inhabit the country. There are also smaller tribal groups that make up the rest of the population. The major languages are Khmer and French.
Agriculture is the major economic controller in Cambodia.
The Mekong river, which flows through the country, gives enough water for irrigation and makes farming practically the only thing that Camobodians can do. Their main crop is rice. Rubber, the second leading crop, is primary grown in the eastern plateaus. OTher importnat crops include corn, soybeans, palm sugar, and pepper. Even though they are properly located for agricluture, they are still barely getting by.