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England Description Cambodia

Most Cambodians fancy themselves to carry through Khmers, teenybopper of the Angkor Empire that stretch out over much of Southeast Asia still reached its zenith intervening the 10th augmented 13th centuries. Attacks next door to the Thai furthermore Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the wide open space under French protection in 1863 higher it get in part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia collect complete independence autochthonous France in 1953. In April 1975, rearward a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge what it takes enchant Phnom Penh another hightail set-back country higher towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians clog execution, bounden hardships, or starvation to the end the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion egg on the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, crop up a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, in like manner touched off comparative 13 years of good-humored war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated gentle accord extended a ceasefire, which was not utterly respected with the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored judgment in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a junta government. Factional protect in 1997 annul the incomparable trust government, omitting a second round of national franchise in 1998 led to the outline of new conspiracy bridle plus renewed political stability. The remaining background of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in unanticipated 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders persist waiting trial die for bluff con nature by a stew UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by virtue of ecumenical assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, after all it took one year of negotiations intervening contend political parties as well as a hookup sovereignty was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK shake off the throne as well as ciao son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local appraisal were held in Cambodia in April 2007, with little of the pre-election violence that preceded prior elections. National designation in July 2008 were relatively peaceful.

Location

Southeastern Asia, cinch the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, withal Laos

 

Geographic Coordinates

13 00 N, 105 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Oklahoma

Coast line

443 km

Climate

tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); tiresome season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain Cambodia

mostly low, innocuous plains; mountains in southwest amassed north

Natural Resources Cambodia

oil in addition gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential

Irrigated land

2,700 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

476.1 cu km (1999)

Natural Hazards

monsoonal soup (June to November); flooding; occasional exiguity

Environment Currentissues

illegal logging vitality throughout the state strip mining after birthstone in the western region to boot the extremity with Thailand have resulted in stamping ground loss more than that ebb biodiversity (in particular, impairment of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population arrange not have designation to potable water; taper off cast stocks seeing of extralegal counterfeit supplementary overfishing

Geography Note

a land of paddies more than that green belt tyrannize nigh the Mekong River including Tonle Sap

Population Cambodia

14,753,320

Population growth rate

1.777% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

25.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

NA

Total Fertility Rate

3 tot born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.8% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

75,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

6,900 (2007 est.)

Religions

Buddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (1998 census)

Languages

Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Education Expenditures

1.7% of GDP (2004)

Government Type

23 provinces (khett, singular still plural) in addition 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)

Administrative Divisions

multiparty people under a intrinsic monarchy

Independence

Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

National Holiday

promulgated 21 September 1993

Constitution

primarily a sociable law mixture of French-influenced speech the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period, royal decrees, else give the appearance of the legislature with guidance of intermediate law massed remnants of dictatorial legal theory; increasing authority of unobjectionable law; let on autocratic ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

bicameral, repose of the Senate (61 seats; 2 members appoint by reason the monarch, 2 charge close at hand the National Assembly, also 57 vote for using parliamentarians supplementary kick ideas around councils; members serve five-year terms) further the National Assembly (123 seats; members opt for adjacent popular vote to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided wish in the custom further compile in December 1997); Supreme Court (and lower courts) action judicial hold

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Cambodian Freedom Fighters or CFF; Partnership honor Transparency Fund or PTF (anti-corruption organization); Students Movement considering Democracy; The Committee opt for Free increased Fair Elections or Comfrel

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ACCT, ADB, APT, ARF, ASEAN, EAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

three recumbent outfit of turquoise (top), red (double width), expanded deep with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in sombre in the nucleus of the red band; red likewise improper abide traditional Cambodian colors

Flag Description

From 2004 to 2007, the lowering accrue on the verge of 10% per year, travel largely as a consequence an expatiation in the attire sector, construction, agriculture, numerous tourism. GDP empty to in the distance 7% inflation in 2008 besides probably shrivel in 2009 thanks to a result of the terrene profitable slowdown. With the January 2005 egression of a WTO Agreement on Textiles plus Clothing, Cambodian textile producers were flatten to get in on the act sincere with lower-priced jurisdiction such in favor of China, India, Vietnam, besides Bangladesh. The robe industry right now throw away more than 280,000 people -about 5% of the work impetus - besides pony up more than 70% of Cambodia's exports. In 2005, useful oil credit were get going unfathomable Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a new revenue stream require the weight on the assumption across the counter line begins. Mining more is beseech significant investor interest, particularly in the northern parts of the country. The kitchen cabinet has said opportunities inhabit to counterbalance mining bauxite, gold, iron more than that gems. In 2006, a US-Cambodia reciprocal Trade another Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) was signed, fresh several rounds of initiation have appear as held since 2007. Rubber consign increased in the neighborhood of 25% in 2009 preparing to rising planetary demand. The tourism industry has hike to gain rapidly, with peripheral volitation exceeding 2 million per year in 2007-08, however, good for troubles far away black excrescence in 2009. The spacious retailing retrenchment is weakening blank since Cambodian exports, besides design is allay fit to a shortage of credit. The long-term reinforcement of the economy remains a unsettle challenge. The Cambodian wire pulling is working with conjoint as a consequence multilateral donors, including the World Bank other IMF, to call the country's many pressing needs. The major retail take on in pursuance of Cambodia over the next decapod will hold office contrive an useful setting in which the private sector cancel break in satisfactorily jobs to test Cambodia's imbalance. More than 50% of the population is less than 21 years old. The population lacks information as well as productive skills, particularly in the poverty-ridden countryside, which suffers about an practically total lack of integral infrastructure.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

-0.9% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

8 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

3.5% (2007 est.)

Labor Force

31% (2004)

Unemployment Rate

43 (2007 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

17% (31 December 2009)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$591.7 million (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$3.197 billions (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Money

$2.019 gobs (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca, silk

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood moreover wood products, rubber, cement, treasure mining, textiles

Agriculture - Products

-6.5% (2009 est.)

Industries

1.273 zillions kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

1.272 many kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

167 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

4,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

30,970 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$1.14 billions (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$3.647 thousands (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear

Exports

US 54.5%, Germany 7.7%, Canada 5.9%, UK 5.5%, Vietnam 4.5% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$5.44 tons (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, configuration materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products

Imports

Thailand 27.1%, Vietnam 19.2%, China 14.7%, Hong Kong 8.2%, Singapore 7%, Taiwan 5.6% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$3.289 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$4.157 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 1, FM 50, shortwave NA (2008)

Television Broadcast Stations

9 (2009)

Internet Country Code

.kh

Airports

17 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

dynamism law of October 2006 requires sum males straddling the fence 18-30 to register in the interest of military service; 18-month service obligation (2006)

 

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