Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors

When you kowMultiply byTo find
Millimeters0.04inches
Centimeters0.39inches
Meters3.3feet
Kilometers0.62miles
Hectares2.47acres
Square kilometers0.39square miles
Cubic meters35.3cubic feet
Liters0.26gallons
Kilograms2.2pounds
Metric tons0.98long tons
1.1short tons
2,204pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)1.8 and add 32degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Population, Selected Years

Province19501968 (est.)19811
Batdambang371,000685,000719,000
Kampong Cham570,711977,0001,070,000
Kampong Chhnang196,000331,000221,000
Kampong Spoe176,469361,000340,000
Kampong Thum211,500379,000379,000
Kampot252,968414,000354,000
Kandal527,993805,000720,000
Kaoh KongKampot245,00025,000
Kracheh79,439162,000157,000
Mondol KiriKracheh217,00016,000
Otdar MeancheySiemreab250,000Siemreab2
Pouthisat129,653223,000175,000
Preah VihearKampong Thum245,00070,000
Prey Veng361,029558,000672,000
RotanokiriStoeng Treng256,00045,000
Siemreab215,000371,000477,000
Svay Rieng207,050346,000292,000
Stoeng Treng47,00044,00039,000
Takev364,295541,000531,000
TOTAL3,710,1076,410,0006,302,000

1 The last census taken by the People's Republic of Kampuchea was in 1981.
2 Indicates population included in the province the name of which follows.

Source: Based on information from David J. Steinberg, Cambodia: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture, New Haven, 1959, 291; Jacques Migozzi, Cambodge: faits et problèmes de population, Paris, 1973, np; and Kimmo Kiljunen, ed., Kampuchea: Decade of the Genocide--Report of a Finnish Inquiry Commission, London, 1984, 31.

Table 3. Population Distribution, 1987

(in thousands)
CategoriesPopulationPercent of total population
Male3,231,00050.0
Female3,232,00050.0
TOTAL6,463,000100.0
Urban724,00011.2
Rural5,739,00088.8
TOTAL6,463,000100.0
Age 0-142,227,00034.5
Age 15-644,040,00062.5
Age 65+196,0003.0
TOTAL6,463,000100.0

Source: Based on information from United States, Bureau of the Census, unpublished computerized data on world population, Washington, 1987.

Table 4. Growth of Schools and of Student Enrollment in the People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-84

Grade1979-801980-811981-82 1983-84
Grades 1-4 (Level I)
Schools5,2904,33413,52113,0051
Pupils947,3171,328,0531,508,9851,542,825
Teachers21,60530,31637,000233,479
Grades 5-7 (Level II)
Schools1462108200
Pupils5,10417,33139,434146,865
Teachers2066711,60024,329
Grades 8-10 (Level III)
Schools12513
Pupils3015551,5216,969
Teachers2028782277

1 Reflects regrouping and consolidation of schools.
2 Planned figures.

Source: Based on information from Michael Vickery, Kampuchea: Politics, Economics, and Society, London and Boulder, Colorado, 1986, 155; and Kimmo Kiljunen, ed., Kampuchea: Decade of the Genocide--Report of a Finnish Inquiry Commission, London, 1984, 40.

Table 5. Land Use, 1980-85

(in thousands of hectares)
Land Use19801985
Arable land/Permanent crops3,0463,056
Irrigated land8990
Unirrigated land2,9572,966
Meadows/Pastures580580
Forest/Woodlands13,37213,372
Other (Urban/Swamps)654644

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-87, Bangkok, 1987, 107.

Table 6. Production of Wood and Lumber, Selected Years

(in thousands of cubic meters)
Type1979198119831985
Fuel wood (including charcoal)4,1894,2714,4984,736
Industrial wood (sawn logs, veneer, etc.)567567567567
TOTAL4,7564,8385,0655,303

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-87, Bangkok, 1987, 108.

Table 7. Area under Principal Food Crops, Selected Years

(in thousands of hectares)
Crop1980198219841986
Rice1,3561,6801,7001,700
Maize99303331
Cassavas25101315
Sweet potatoes2233
Groundnuts55910
Soybeans1111
Sesame seeds8101213
Dry beans28374041

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-87, Bangkok, 1987, 108.

Table 8. Rice Production, Selected Years

(in thousands of tons)
1980198219841986
Paddy rice1,4701,4001,9702,140
Milled rice*9118681,2211,327

*Milled rice is computed as 62 percent of the paddy crop.

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-87, Bangkok, 1987, 108, and Asian Development Bank, Economic Office, Key Indicators of Developing Member Countries of the Asian Development Bank, xviii, New York, 1987, 15.

Table 9. Rice Production by Harvest Season, Selected Years

(in thousands of tons)
1980-811982-831984-85 1986-87
Paddy rice1,3001,5631,1132,0001
Milled rice28069696901,2402

1 Estimate.
2 Milled rice is computed as 62 percent of the paddy crop.

Source: Based on information from Peter Schier, "Kampuchea in 1985--Between Crocodiles and Tigers," in Southeast Asian Affairs, 1986, Singapore, 1987, 157, and Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile, 1987-88, Indochina: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, London, December 1987, 46.

Table 10. Production of Principal Secondary Crops, Selected Years

(in thousands of tons)
Crops1980198219841986
Maize100469092
Cassavas1506195100
Sweet potatoes15173034
Groundnuts35810
Soybeans1112
Sesame seeds3366
Dry beans17263037
Rubber681324.5

Table 11. Index Number of Agricultural Production, Selected Years*

1980198219841986
All commodities113117154165
Food113118154163
Cereals130117173176
Per capita food production115113140142
Per capita cereal production132112157152

*1979-81 = 100

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific, 1986-87, Bangkok, 1987, 107.

Table 12. Seafood Catch, Selected Years

(in thousands of tons)
Source198019821984198 6
Inland waters20.068.757.062.2
Deep sea/Coastal waters7.05.55.5n.a.
TOTAL27.074.262.562.2

n.a.--not available

Table 13. Long-Term External Debt, 1980-84

(in millions of United States dollars)
YearAmount
1980251
1981244
1982368
1983426
1984491

Source: Based on information from Asian Development Bank, Economic Office, Key Indicators of Developing Member Countries of the Asian Development Bank, xviii, New York, 1987, 55.

Table 14. Trade with the Soviet Union, 1982-87

(in millions of rubles1)
1982219831984 198519861987
Imports (from the Soviet Union)53.467.876.291.2114.0112.0
Exports (to the Soviet Union)2.34.05.29.18.711.2
TOTAL55.771.881.4100.3122.7123.2

1 For value of the ruble--see Glossary.
2 No trade is recorded prior to 1982.

Source: Based on information from Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Ministry of Foreign Trade, Vneshniaia Torgovlia (Foreign Trade) Moscow, various issues, 1983-87.

Table 15. Net Flows of Resources of Cambodia, Selected Years

(in millions of United States dollars)
1979198119831985
Official development assistance108.1130.036.712.9
Net official flow108.2130.036.712.9
Net private flow0.00.00.00.0

Source: Based on information from Asian Development Bank, Economic Office, Key Indicators of Developing Member Countries of the Asian Development Bank, xviii, New York, 1987, 66-69.

Table 16. Major Weapons of the Kampuchean, or Khmer, People's Revolutionary Armed Forces, 1987

EquipmentQuantityModelOrigin
Ground Forces
Main battle tanks60T-54/55Soviet Union
Type-59China
Light amphibious tanks10PT-76China
Armored personnel carriers150-175BTR-40/BTR-60Soviet Union
BTR-152/MM-113United States, pre-1975
Artillery350-380
76mm gun (towed)M-1942Soviet Union
122mm gun (towed)M-1938-do-
130mm gun (towed)Type-59China
122mm howitzer (towed)D-30Soviet Union
105mm howitzer (SP1)M-108United States, pre-1975
155mm howitzer (SP1)M-109-do-
107mm MRL2Type 63China
132mm MRL2BM 13-16Soviet Union
140mm MRL2BM 14-16-do-
14.7mm AAAD3 gunZPU-1/-2/-4-do-
37mm AAAD3 gunM-1939-do-
57mm AAAD3 gunS-60-do-
Mortars
82mm mortarM-37-do-
120mm mortarM-43-do-
Antitank weapons
82mm recoilless gunB-10-do-
107mm recoilless gunB-11-do-
Portable rocket launcherRPG-2Soviet Union and China
RPG-7-do-
Small arms
7.62mm assault rifleAK-47-do-
7.62mm assault rifleAKM-do-
5.56mm rifleM-16United States, pre-1975
7.62mm light machine gunRPDSoviet Union
Naval Forces
Patrol craft824SWIFT/PBR classesUnited States, pre-1975
Landing craft64LCU-do-
Air Forces
Tactical fighters124MiG-21/FISHBEDSoviet Union
Transport helicopter64Mi-8 HIP-do-

1 SP=Self propelled.
2 MRL=Multiple rocket launcher.
3 AA/AD=Anti-aircraft air-defense.
4 Estimated.

Source: Based on information from Pacific Defense Reporter 1988 Annual Reference Edition, Kunyung, Australia, 14, 6-7, December 1987-January 1988, 156, and The Military Balance, 1987-1988, xii, London, 1987, 161-62.

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