FLAG OF CAMBODIA

PHYSICAL MAP OF CAMBODIA

COUNTRY PROFILE OF CAMBODIA

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Country: Cambodia Capital: Phnom Penh Ethnic groups: Khmer (90%), Vietnamese (5%), Chinese (1%), other (4%) Main Language: Khmer Main Religion: Buddhism (Theravada) Population: 14,805,358 (World Bank, 2009) Population in Phnom Penh: 2,009,264 (wiki - 2008)

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Monetary unit:1 riel = 100 sen Climate: Tropical humid climate: rainy (monsoon)

season (May to November) and dry season (December to April) Major Cities: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanouk Ville, Koh Kong Area: 181,035 sq km (69,898 sq miles) : Water 2.5% Border countries: Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km Coastline: 443 km Independence: 9 November 1953

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Constitution:

Promulgated 21 September 1993 GDP: USD $10,027,957,789 (World Bank, 2009) GNI per capita: USD $650 (World Bank, 2009) Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 61 (World Bank, 2008) Major Exports: Garments, Fisheries Products, Rubber

Major Export Trading Countries: United States (46.4%),

Germany (5.6%), UK (3.9%), Singapore (5%), Japan (26.1%). Major Imports: petroleum products, construction materials, vehicles and motorcycles, clothing

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Major Import Trading Countries: Thailand,

Singapore, Hong Kong, China, South Korea Internet domain: .kh International dialing code: +855 Electricity: 220V AC 50 Hz Driving: Right hand side; International Driving Permit required International Airports: Phnom Penh International (PNH), Siem Reap International Airport, & Sihanoukville International Airport

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Major industries: Tourism, Garments, Rice

milling, Fishing, Wood and wood products, Rubber, Cement, Gem mining, Textiles.

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Type:
Constitutional monarchy, Parliamentary

representative democracy Head of States: Majesty Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni (elected October 29, 2004)

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Head of Government:

Prime Minister Hun Sen -: Leading 10 deputy prime ministers, -:17 senior ministers, -:172 secretaries of state, and 28 ministers.

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Legislature:

The Constituent Assembly, now called the National Assembly, promulgated Cambodias sixth Constitution on 24 September 1993. The 1993 Constitution was amended in March 1999 to establish the Senate, a new legislative body.

Senate(Upper House): Chaired by Samdech Chea Sim and consisting of 62 Senators.

National Assembly (Lower House): Chaired by Samdech Heng Samrin and consisting of 123 elected members.

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Judiciary Branch:

Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided for the constitution and formed in December 1997). Supreme Court (and lower courts) exercises by judicial authority.
Local Government:

The Constitution divides the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia into provinces and municipalities. Currently, there are 24 provinces and four municipalities (Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, Kep, and Pailin).

Members of Cambodia Senate (2006-01-22 Senate Elections Results). (Figure 1)

King Norminees

Parliamentary Nominees

CPP

Funcinpec SRP

43

The 4th Mandate Election of Members of National Assembly 2008 (Figure 2)

Political Parties CPP SRP HRP Funcinpec NRP

90

26

123

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND DEVLEOPMENT Since 1990, a broad set of environmental laws, regulations, institutions, and standard procedures have been put in place. These include, among others:
The 1993 Royal Decree on the Creation and Designation of the Protected Area System;

The 1996 Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management;

Financing Education: The issue of financing education is unique in Cambodia. In 1999, the main cost of education was borne primarily by donors and NGOs (46 %), and by households (17 %). Rest by govt..

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISMS The Royal Government of Cambodia is party to a number of international conventions and regional agreements related to sustainable development, covering environmental protection, human development and regional cooperation.

Environmental Protection:
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 1982 (signed in 1983) International Tropical Timber Agreement, Geneva, 1994 (signed in 1995) ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Kuala Lumpur, 1985

Human And Social Development:

Agreement of cooperation between the Royal Government of Cambodia and European Commission (there are cooperation for development, trade, environment, economic, agriculture, region) adopted in 27th April 1999

The Convention on the Right of the Child that Cambodia ratified on 22 August 1992 The Convention on the Minimum Age or Working Children, which Cambodia has ratified on 19 July 1999 Declaration of the World Summit on Children in Stockholm in 1996

Regional Cooperation:
In the preparation to join ASEAN, the Council of Ministers have discussed the Khmer The eleven agreements include:

1. Agreement on Cooperation in Culture and Multimedia (1969) 2. Agreement on Media System and Cultural Activities (1969)

3. Agreement on Recognition of Local Driving Licenses by ASEAN

4. Agreement on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1985) 5. Agreement on ASEAN Cooperation in Energy (1969) 6. Agreement on Establishment of ASEAN Centre for Energy

7. Basic Agreement on Mutual Recognition and Communiqu on Procedure of Communication

8. Agreement on ASEAN Investment Zones (1998) 9. Basic ASEAN Agreement on Facilitating Cross-border Goods Transportation 10. Agreement on the Recognition of Goods Transporting Vehicle Licenses and Public Transport Services granted by ASEAN member countries.

11. Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons-free Zone.

Cambodia Political Risks The short and medium-term threats posed by government instability, Adverse economic policy-making, Deterioration in the business environment and external shocks.

Cambodia Business Environment Levels of transparency, Flexibility of labour market, Tax burden, Development of the banking sector and credit availability, Infrastructure and IT, Foreign investment regime and trade liberalisation in Cambodia.

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES Automotive Defence & Security Food & Drink Freight Transport Infrastructure Oil & Gas Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Telecommunications

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