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KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA. Briefed by LTC YIM RATANA, Deputy Chief of ASEAN Affairs Office, Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of National Defense. FLAG OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA. Name : Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia, Cambodge, Kampuchea).

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KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

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  1. KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Briefed by LTC YIM RATANA, Deputy Chief of ASEAN Affairs Office, Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of National Defense

  2. FLAG OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Name : Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia, Cambodge, Kampuchea). Capital: Phnom Penh City.

  3. Map of Cambodia

  4. GEOGRAPHY • Cambodia is bounded on the northeast by Laos, on the east and southeast by Vietnam, on the west and northwest by Thailand, and on the southwest by the Gulf of Thailand. • Area: 181,035 sq.km, slightly smaller than Oklahoma. Land boundaries: 2,572km (Laos 541km, Thailand 803km and Vietnam 1,228km) and coastline: 443km. • Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate; a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap. • Administrative Divisions: 20 Provinces and 4 Municipalities.

  5. BRIEF HISTORY - Angkor Era - Independence era and later - Khmer Republic - Khmer Rouge - Civil War - After Paris Peace Agreement up now National day: November 9, 1953

  6. PEOPLE Population: 13.2 million people with its population growth 1.7% (birth rate 25.53/1,000, death rate 8.24/1,000, life expectancy 61.29 years, total fertility 3.12 children/woman) Nationality: Cambodians or Khmers Religion: Theravada Buddhist 95% and other 5%; Language: Khmer (official 95%), French, English, Chinese...; and Literacy: 73.6%.

  7. GOVERNMENT Type: Multiparty democracy under a constitutional Monarchy, the King is the Chief of State. Branches: Executive (five-year term elections), Bicameral Legislative (National Assembly:123 seats and Senate: 61seats) and Judicial. Political parties:CPP+FUNCINPEC ( CPP 73, FUNCINPEC 26, and SRP 24): SRP (Opposition)

  8. MILITARY Military: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces - Ministry of National Defense: (Policy and Logistics) • High Command Headquarters: (Operation and training) 1- Army 2- Navy 3- Air forces

  9. Economy overview: • - GDP : real growth rate 8.5%(in 2007 est.) • - Labor Force: 7 million (in 2007 est.) • Import : $5.617 billion (in 2007 est.) • Export : $4.366 billion (in 2007 est.) • - Money exchange: 1USD = 4000 Riel ECONOMY

  10. Tourism and Transportation - Eco-Tourism - Cultural Tourism - Hotel - Transportation - Communication

  11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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