ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ កម្ពុជា
(Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) | | | National motto: Nation, Religion, King | | National anthem: Nokoreach |
 | | Capital | Phnom Penh
| | Largest city | Phnom Penh | | Official languages | Khmer | | Government | Democratic const. monarchy
Norodom Sihamoni
Hun Sen | Independence
- Declared
- Recognized | From France
1949
1953 | Area
- Total
- Water (%) |
181,040 km² (87th)
2.5% | Population
- July 2004 est.
- 1998 census
- Density |
13,363,421 (65th)
11,437,656
74/km² (121st) | GDP (PPP)
- Total
- Per capita | 2003 estimate
$29,344 million (86th)
$2,189 (122nd) | | Currency | ៛ Riel 1 (KHR) | Time zone
- Summer (DST) | (UTC+7)
(UTC+7) | | Internet TLD | .kh | | Calling code | +855 | | 1 Local currency, although US Dollars are widely used. | The Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer short form: Kampuchea) is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia with a population of over 13 million people. Most Cambodians are Therevada Buddhists of Khmer extraction. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as Cambodian, or more often, Khmer. General info: Large flag of Cambodia Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ...
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Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Cambodia () was readopted in 1993, after elections returned the monarchy to rule. ...
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Angkor viewed from space The Bayon temple at Angkor Angkor is the ancient capital of the Khmer empire (history) which thrived from the 9th century to 15th century CE. Its ruins are located in forests to the north of the Great Lake (Tonle Sap), near present day Siem Reap, Cambodia...
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Collective farming is an organizational unit in agriculture in which peasants are not paid wages, but rather receive a share of the farms net output. ...
Unfree labour is a generic or collective term for forms of work, especially in modern or early modern history, in which adults and/or children are employed without wages, or for a minimal wage. ...
A famine is an phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are undernourished and death by starvation becomes increasingly common. ...
Re-education is to educate again or anew so as to rehabilitate or adapt to new situations. ...
A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are engaged in forced labor. ...
See also: The Killing Fields. ...
The infamous map of skulls that was once on display at the Tuol Sleng Museum Tuol Sleng Museum Inside Tuol Sleng Tuol Sleng Museum, also known as the Museum of Genocidal Crimes is located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ...
Autogenocide is the extermination of a countrys citizens by its own people. ...
Vietnamese can mean: Vietnamese people - the majority ethnic group residing in Vietnam, also known as Kinh or Gin. ...
When used as an adjective, Chinese refers to anything that originates from China, , Chinese cuisine. ...
Cham statue from Cham Museum in Danang, Vietnam The Cham people are descendants of the kingdom of Champa. ...
Thai can mean: From or related to Thailand The Thai language The Thai ethnic groups Thai Airways International A legal form of imitation marijuana, sold in thai sticks. ...
The infamous map of skulls that was once on display at the Tuol Sleng Museum Tuol Sleng Museum Inside Tuol Sleng Tuol Sleng Museum, also known as the Museum of Genocidal Crimes is located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ...
In 1978, a newly-unified Vietnam invaded Cambodia after repeated Khmer Rouge raids into Vietnamese territory and drove the Khmer Rouge to the western border with Thailand. A civil war between the Vietnamese-sponsored government of Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge continued until United Nations sponsored elections in 1993 restored stability. Prince Sihanouk became King again, and a coalition government between the conservative-royalist Fucinpec party and the pro-Vietnamese Cambodian People's Party was formed in 1998. That year also saw the surrender of the remaining Khmer Rouge troops and the death of Pol Pot. Nonetheless, none of the Khmer Rouge leaders have been tried for their war crimes. Cambodia now attempts to rebuild itself after years of horror. Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ...
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...
The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. ...
The Cambodian Peoples Party (Cambodian: Kanakpak Pracheachon Kâmpuchéa, KPK) is the ruling party of Cambodia. ...
Pol Pot Saloth Sar (May 19, 1925 - April 15, 1998), better known as Pol Pot, was the leader of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia (officially Democratic Kampuchea during his rule) from 1976 to 1979. ...
Politics Main article: Politics of Cambodia According to the nations constitution (enacted in 1993), Cambodia is officially a multi-party liberal democracy under a constitutional monarch. ...
Cambodia underwent turbulent events from the 1970s until the early 1990s, when elections, administered by the United Nations, were held. Ever since then, Cambodia has enjoyed grater stability and peace. One effects of this was the smooth transition when King Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his son Norodom Sihamoni on October 14, 2004. Handout photo by Cambodian government intended for free use. ...
Handout photo by Cambodian government intended for free use. ...
Time in office: Since October 14, 2004 Predecessor: Norodom Sihanouk Date of Birth: May 14, 1953 Place of Birth: Phnom Penh Samdech Preah Bâromneath Norodom Sihamoni (born May 14, 1953 in Phnom Penh) is the King of Cambodia, the son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monieath. ...
Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...
Time in office: Since October 14, 2004 Predecessor: Norodom Sihanouk Date of Birth: May 14, 1953 Place of Birth: Phnom Penh Samdech Preah Bâromneath Norodom Sihamoni (born May 14, 1953 in Phnom Penh) is the King of Cambodia, the son of King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monieath. ...
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ...
Cambodia is now a constitutional monarchy where executive power is held by the prime minister. The legislature comprises a 61-member appointed Senate and a 123-member lower house, the National Assembly, elected under proportional representation by popular vote for 5 year terms. The judiciary is very weak, since only a handful of lawyers and judges were left alive, the rest being killed during the rule of the Khmer Rouge. A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ...
Alternative meaning: Prime Minister (band) A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the...
Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ...
A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...
A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ...
Proportional Representation (PR) describes various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result. ...
The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ...
Hun Sen of the extreme-left, pro-Vietnam Cambodian People's Party, or CPP, ousted his former co-prime minister, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, son of Prince Sihanouk and brother of current King Sihamoni, in a short but bloody civil war between the two coalition partners in 1997. The CPP won the elections in 1998, and formed a coalition with FUNCINPEC, Ranariddh's royalist party, but with Hun Sen as sole prime minister. In the 2003 National Assembly elections, the CPP won 73 seats with 47% of the vote, the opposition-liberal Sam Rainsy Party won 24 seats (22%), and FUNCINPEC won 26 seats (21%). Eleven women were among those elected. Following a year long deadlock during which FUNCINPEC and the Sam Rainsy Party united to oppose the CPP, and thus prevented it from forming a government, FUNCINPEC switched sides and joined with the CPP, allowing it to control the two thirds of the seats in the National Assembly needed to form a government. Samdech Hun Sen (born April 4, 1951) is the Prime Minister of Cambodia. ...
The Cambodian Peoples Party (Cambodian: Kanakpak Pracheachon Kâmpuchéa, KPK) is the ruling party of Cambodia. ...
Prince Norodom Ranariddh (born January 2, 1944) is the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk and a half brother of Norodom Sihamoni. ...
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See also: List of political parties in Cambodia A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...
Provinces Main article: Provinces of Cambodia Cambodia is subdivided into 20 provinces (ខេត្ត = khet) and 4 province-level municipalities (ក្រុង = krong). ...
Cambodia is divided into 20 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities *(krong, singular and plural). It is also divided by District (srok), Communion (khum), Great districts (khett), and also Islands (kaoh). from [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Geography of Cambodia Cambodia Categories: CIA World Factbook images ...
from [1] File links The following pages link to this file: Geography of Cambodia Cambodia Categories: CIA World Factbook images ...
- Municipalities (Krong):
- Province (Khett):
- Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kratié, Mondul Kiri, Oddar Meancheay, Pursat, Preah Seihanu, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Ratanak Kiri, Siemreap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng and Takéo
- Islands (Kaoh):
A monk walking in front of the Royal palace in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (ភ្នុំពេញ) is the capital city of Cambodia. ...
Preah Seihanu (English: Sihanoukville), formerly known as Kampong Som, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. ...
Pailin is a city (krong) of Cambodia. ...
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Kratié is a province of Cambodia. ...
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Preah Seihanu (English: Sihanoukville), formerly known as Kampong Som, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. ...
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pmbodian Province| name = Takéo| khmer = តាកែវ| area = 3,563| population = 790,168| population_as_of = 1998| density = 221. ...
Geography Main article: Geography of Cambodia Cambodia is in Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. ...
Cambodia has an area of about 181,040 square kilometers, sharing an 800-kilometer border with Thailand on the north and west, a 541-kilometer border with Laos on the northeast, and a 1,228-kilometer border with Vietnam on the east and southeast. It has 443 kilometers of coastline along the Gulf of Thailand. From German Wikipedia: [1] Original by: Hph Userpage File links The following pages link to this file: Cambodia Categories: GFDL images | NowCommons ...
From German Wikipedia: [1] Original by: Hph Userpage File links The following pages link to this file: Cambodia Categories: GFDL images | NowCommons ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...
The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ...
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...
The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf located in the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. ...
The most distinctive geographical feature is the lacustrine plain formed by the inundations of the Tonle Sap (Great Lake), measuring about 2,590 square kilometers during the dry season and expanding to about 24,605 square kilometers during the rainy season. This densely populated plain, which is devoted to wet rice cultivation, is the heartland of Cambodia. Most (about 75 percent) of the country lies at elevations of less than 100 meters above sea level, the exceptions being the Cardamon Mountains (highest elevation 1,771 meters), their north-south extension to the east, the Elephant Range (elevation range 500-1,000 meters), and the steep escarpment of the Dangrek Mountains (average elevation 500 meters) along the border with Thailand's Isan region. NASA satellite image of the Tonle Sap (the Great Lake) The Tonlé Sap (meaning Large Fresh Water River but more commonly translated as Great Lake) is a combined lake and river system of huge importance to Cambodia. ...
The Dângrêk Mountains is a low mountain range (average elevation 500 m) between Cambodia and Thailand. ...
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand Pak Isan (also written as Isaan, Issan, or Esarn; Thai/Isan อีสาน) is the northeast region of Thailand. ...
Temperatures range from 10°C to 38°C and Cambodia experiences tropical monsoons. Southwest monsoons blowing inland bring moisture-laden winds from the Gulf of Thailand and Indian Ocean from May to October, and the country experiences the heaviest precipitation from September to October. The northeast monsoon ushers in the dry season, which lasts from November to March, with the driest period from January to February. A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ...
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest body of water in the world, covering about 20% of the Earths water surface. ...
Economy Main article: Economy of Cambodia Economy - overview: In spite of recent progress, the Cambodian economy continues to suffer from the legacy of decades of war and internal strife. ...
Despite the recent progress, the Cambodian economy continues to suffer from the effects of decades of civil war and internal strife. The per capita income, is rapidly increasing, but is low compared with other countries in the region. Most rural households depend on agriculture and its related sub-sectors. Rice, fish, timber, garments and rubber are Cambodia's major exports, and the United States, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia are its major export partners. A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ...
The per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. ...
Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals ( livestock). ...
Species Oryza barthii Oryza glaberrima Oryza latifolia Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Oryza rufipogon Oryza sativa References ITIS 41975 2002-09-22 This article is about the food grain, not the university or Condoleezza Rice; see also rice (disambiguation). ...
Fish might refer to: Fish - vertebrates with gills which live in water Fish (sometimes FISH) - the British code-word for World War II German stream cipher teleprinter secure communications devices The FISH (FIbonacci SHrinking) stream cipher published in 1993 Fish - the former lead singer of progressive rock band Marillion fluorescent...
Timber Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. ...
(See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ...
This article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation) Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. ...
National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Capital Singapore Largest city Singapore Government President Prime minister Westminster (de jure) Dominant-party (de facto) Sellapan Rama Nathan Lee Hsien Loong Area - Total - Water (%) 697. ...
Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...
Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the worlds largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ...
The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ...
The recovery of Cambodia's economy slowed dramatically in 1997-1998 due to the regional economic crisis, civil violence, and political infighting. Foreign investment and tourism also fell off drastically. Since then however, growth has been steady. In 1999, the first full year of peace in 30 years, progress was made on economic reforms and growth resumed at 5.0%. Despite severe flooding, GDP grew at 5.0% in 2000, 6.3% in 2001, and 5.2% in 2002. Tourism was Cambodia's fastest growing industry, with arrivals increasing from 219,000 in 1997 to 1,055,000 in 2004. During 2003 and 2004 the growth rate remained steady at 5.0%, while in 2004 inflation was at 1.7% and exports at $1.6 billion US dollars. As of 2004 GDP per Capita was $1900 USD, which ranked it 175th (out of 232) countries [1] (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html). The Asian financial crisis was a financial crisis that started in July 1997 in Thailand, and affected currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of
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