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History of
Cambodia
State of (formerly
Khmer Republic 1970 - 76, Democratic Kampuchea 1976-79,
People's Republic of Kampuchea 1979-89) National name
Roat Kampuchea Area 181,035 square km/69,897 square mi.
Capital Phnom Penh Major towns/cities Battambang, Kompong
Cham Major ports Kompong Som. Physical features
mostly flat, forested plains with mountains in SW and N;
Mekong River runs N-S; Lake Tonle Sap.
Government
Head of state
Prince Norodom Sihanouk from 1991 Head of
government joint prime ministers Ung Huot and
Hun Sen from 1997 Political system limited
constitutional monarchy. Administrative
divisions 22 provinces Political parties United
Front for an Independent,
Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia
(FUNCINPEC), nationalist,
monarchist; Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP),
republican, anticommunist (formerly the Chamber People's National Liberation Front
(KPNLF);
Cambodian People's Party (CPP), reform socialist
(formerly the communist Kampuchea People's
Revolutionary Party (KPRP); Cambodian National
Unity Party (CNUP) (political wing of the Khmer Rouge),
ultra nationalist communist.
Armed
forces 87,700 (1996) Conscription military
service is compulsory for five years between
ages 18 and 35 Death penalty Death penalty
abolished 1989 Defense spend (% GDP) 5.7 (1996)
Education spend (% GNP) 1 (1994) Health spend (%
GDP) 0.5 (1994) Economy and resources Currency Cambodian Riel
GDP ($ US) 2.77 billion (1995) Real GDP per
capita (PPP) ($US) 660 (1995 est.) GDP growth
rate 7.6% (1995 6.4% (1990-95).
Average annual
inflation 7% (1996); 70.3% (1985-95) Foreign
debt ($ US) 2.03 billion (1995). Major trading
partners Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan,
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan Resources
phosphates, iron ore, gemstones, bauxite,
silicon, manganese Industries rubber processing,
seafood processing, rice milling, textiles and
garments, pharmaceutical textiles and garments,
pharmaceutical products, cigarettes Exports
timber, rubber, fishery products.
Principal
market: Thailand 41.7% (1995) Imports
cigarettes, construction materials, petroleum
products, motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages,
consumer electronics. Principal source:
Singapore 35.2% (1995) Arable land 21.6% (1995)
Agricultural products rice, maize, sugar cane,
cassava, bananas; timber and rubber (the two
principal export commodities); fishing.
Population and society Population 10,273,000
(1996 est.) Population growth rate 3% (1990-95);
2.3% (2000-05) Population density (per sq km) 57
(1996 est.)
Urban population (% of total) 21%
Age distribution (% of total population) 15
44.9%, 15-65 52.4%, 65 2.6% (1995) Ethnic
groups 91% Khmer, 4 % Vietnamese, 3% Chinese
Language Khmer (official % Vietnamese, 3%
Chinese Language Khmer (official), French
Religion Theravada Buddhist 95%, Muslim, Roman
Catholic Education (compulsory years) 6 Literacy
rate 48% (men); 65% (women) (1995 est.) Labor
force 50% of population: 74% agriculture, 8%
industry, 19%
services (1990) Life expectancy 53 (men); 55
(women) (1995-2000) Child mortality rate
(under 5, per 1,000 live births) 137
(1996) Physicians 1 per 9,374 people (1993
est.) Hospital beds 1 per 453 people (1993
est.) TV sets (per 1,000 people) 8.5
(1995) Radios (per 1,000 people) 112
(1995).
Cambodia
Statistics
Government
Head of the
government is Prime Minister
Hun Sen. Political system
limited constitutional
monarchy administrative
division 22 provinces
political parties.
Currency Cambodian riel GDP $US 2.77
billion in 1995, GDP growth rate
7.6% in 1995, average annual
inflation 7% in 1996; 70.3% between
1985-1995, foreign debt $US 2.03
billion in 1995. Major trading partners in Cambodia
are Singapore, China, Thailand,
Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam,
Indonesia, and Malaysia. The
Cambodian resources are phosphate,
iron, gemstones, bauxite, silicon,
and manganese. There also are
industries rubber processing,
seafood processing, rice milling,
textiles and garments,
pharmaceutical products, cigarettes
export timber, rubber and fishery
products. The majority importing
products are 41.7% in 1995 for
cigarettes from Thailand,
construction materials, petroleum
products, motor vehicles, cars,
alcoholic beverages, consumer
electronics.
Population
and society
Cambodian population is growing
rapidly during 1996 estimating about
10,273,000. The population growth
rate is 3% between 1990- 1995.
According to our research, the
growth rate should be 2.3% between
the year of 2000- 2005. The
population density is approximately
57 people per square kilometer in
1996. The urban population in 1995
consists as the following chart:
1- Under age 15 = 44.9% of the
total population
2- Age 15 to 65 = 52.4% of the
total population
3- Age 65 and over 2.6% of the
total population.
The life expectancy is 53 for men
and 55 for women between 1995 to
2000. The child mortality rate for
under age of 5 is 137 per 1000 in
1996.
Transport
There are one international airport
(Pochentong, Phnom Penh) and five
domestic airports. The railroads
total length: 1,370 Km/ 851 miles
(1994), road to road network is
total of 35,769 Km/ 22,227 miles, of
which 7.5% paved in 1996. There are
one international airport (Pochentong,
Phnom Penh) and five domestic
airports. The railroads total
length: 1,370 Km/ 851 miles (1994),
road to road network is total of
35,769 Km/ 22,227 miles, of which
7.5% paved in 1996.
Practical Information
Visa requirements UK: visa
required. USA: visa required Embassy in the UK no
diplomatic representation in the UK British
embassy 29 Street 75, Phnom Penh. Tel: (855) 232
7124. Chamber of commerce Council for the
Development of Cambodia, Government Palace, quay
Sisowath, Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh. Tel: (23) 50428;
fax: (23) 61616 Office hours 0700-1130 and
1400-1730 Mon-Friday
Banking
hours
Banking hours
0800-1500 Mon-Fri Time difference GMT +7 Chief tourist
attractions ancient Khmer ruins and monuments, including
great temples of Angkor Thom and Prasat Lingpoun;
tropical vegetation and mangrove forests Major holidays
9 January, 17 April, 1, 20 May, 22 September; variable:
New Year (Apr).
Banking hours
0800-1500 Mon-Fri Time difference GMT +7 Chief tourist
attractions ancient Khmer ruins and monuments,
including great temples of Angkor Thom and Prasat
Lingpoun; tropical vegetation and mangrove forests Major
holidays 9 January, 17 April, 1, 20 May, 22 September;
variable: New Year (April)
Chronology
1st century AD Part of the
kingdom of Hindu-Buddhist Funan (Fou Nan),
centered on Mekong delta region.
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