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CAMBODIA

CAMBODIA. Presented by: Gabor Szabo. History of Cambodia. Funan Empire: 68-550 Chenla: 550-802 Khmer Empire: 802-1431 Dark Ages: 1618-1863 French colonial period: 1863-1953 First administration of Sihanouk: 1955-1970 The Khmer Republic and the War: 1970-1975

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CAMBODIA

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  1. CAMBODIA Presented by: Gabor Szabo

  2. History of Cambodia • Funan Empire: 68-550 • Chenla: 550-802 • Khmer Empire: 802-1431 • Dark Ages: 1618-1863 • French colonial period: 1863-1953 • First administration of Sihanouk: 1955-1970 • The Khmer Republic and the War: 1970-1975 • Democratic Kampuchea (the Khmer Rouge/Red Khmer age): 1975-1979 • People's Republic of Kampuchea (Vietnamese occupation): 1979-1993 • Modern Cambodia: 1993-Present

  3. Geography • Capital of Cambodia - Phnom Penh. • Area- 181,035 sq kms (69,898 sq mi) • Borders along with Laos, Vietnam, & Thailand. • Coast Line – 443 km. • 75% area of the country is 100 mtr above the sea level. • Cardamon Mountains - Highest elevation (1,813 m / 5,948 ft.) • Damrei Mountains - "Elephant Mountains" (500–1,000 m or 1,640–3,280 ft). • Dangrek Mountains – Avg elevation (500 m / 1,640 ft) along the border with Thailand's Isan region.

  4. Climate • Cambodia's temperatures range from 21° to 40°C. • Rainy Season - May to Oct. with high humidity • Dry Season - Nov to Apr. temperature up to 40 °C. • The best months to visit Cambodia is Nov to Jan. • Cambodia Faced two disastarous flood in 2001 & again 2002.

  5. Economy of Cambodia • Currency - Cambodian Riel (KHR). • Exchange Rate- 1 US Dollar = 4,192.90 Cambodian Riel 1 KHR = 0.0002385 USD. • Growth dropped below 7% in 2008 as a result of the global economic slowdown. • Garment industry - Employs 320,000 people & contributes more than 85% of Cambodia's export. • Revenues: $1.274 billion. • Expenditures: $1.592 billion. • Current account balance: Comparison- 1. China$ 426,100,000,000 2. Germany$ 243,300,000,000 117. Cambodia$ -1,002,000,000 182. India$ -37,510,000,000 190. United States$ -673,300,000,000

  6. GDP (gross domestic product) • GDP (purchasing power parity) : $27.95 Billion. Top Five GDP (ppp) Counties- 1.European Union $ 14,820,000,000,000. 2.United States $ 14,290,000,000,000 3.China $ 7,800,000,000,000 4.Japan $ 4,348,000,000,000 5.India $ 3,267,000,000,000 108.Cambodia $ 27,950,000,000 • GDP-per capita (PPP)- $2,000. 1.Liechtenstein $ 118,000 2.Qatar $ 103,500 188.Cambodia $ 2,000

  7. GDP • GDP (offical exchange rate): $10.3 billion. • GDP (real growth rate): 6.8% Comparison with GDP Growth Rate Countries- 1.Macau 15.00 2.Angola 13.20 3.Azerbaijan 11.60 37.Cambodia 6.80 41.India 6.60 • GDP composition by Sector: Agriculture: 29%, Industry: 30% & Services: 41%.

  8. Inflation Rate: -19.7% 1. San Marino -3.50% 2. Northern Mariana Islands -0.80% 202. Cambodia 19.70% 222. Zimbabwe 11,200,000.00% • Population below Poverty line: – 35% • Industrial production growth rate: 8.4% (2008 est.) • Household income or consumption by percentage share:lowest 10%: 2.9%highest 10%: 34.8% • Agriculture - products: Rice, Rubber, Corn, Vegetables, Cashews, Silk

  9. Electricity & Oil • Electricity - production: 1.163 billion kWh • Electricity - consumption:1.178 billion kWh • Electricity - exports: 0 kWh • Electricity - imports: 110 million kWh Oil – production: 0 bbl/day Oil – consumption: 3,736 bbl/day Oil – exports: 0 bbl/day Oil – imports: 3,618 bbl/day Shortage of Oil: 118 bbl/day

  10. Major Industry in Cambodia • Tourism • Garments • Construction • Rice milling • Fishing • Wood and wood products • Rubber • Cement • Gem mining • Textiles

  11. Metals & Minerals • Iron Ore: 5.2 million tons. • Manganese Ore: 120,000 tons. • Few thousand tons of Phosphate. • Limited Gold and Silver deposits have been reported in several parts of the country. • Salt and Coal also may be present in Cambodia's geological strata.

  12. Exports • Exports: $4.616 billion f.o.b. • Export Goods: Clothing, Timber, Rubber, Rice, Fish, Tobacco & Footwear. • Main export partners: US 58.1% Germany 7.3% UK 5.2% Canada 4.6% Vietnam 4.5%.

  13. Imports • Imports:$6.424 billion f.o.b. • Import goods:Petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products. • Main import partners: Thailand 23.1% Vietnam 16.9% China 15.0% Hong Kong 10.4% Singapore 7.5% Taiwan 7.2% South Korea 4.8%

  14. Foreign Direct Investment • Foreign Direct Investment In Cambodia- $3,821 million Top FDI Countries- 1. US $2,093,0492 2. UK $1,347,6883 3. China $1,184,4714   4. France $1,026,081 35. India $76,226 110.Cambodia $3,821

  15.  Foreign Exchange Reserves • Reserves of foreign & gold of Cambodia: $2.641 billion Top Five Countries in Forex – 1.China$ 1,968,000,000,000 2.Japan$ 1,011,000,000,000 3.Russia$ 427,100,000,000 4.Taiwan$ 296,400,000,000 5.India$ 256,400,000,000 99.Cambodia$ 2,641,000,000

  16. Public Debts • Gross External Debt : $4.317 billion Comparison with other Countries- 1.United States$ 12,250,000,000,000 2.United Kingdom$ 10,450,000,000,000 3.France$ 5,370,000,000,000 27.India$ 166,400,000,000 107.Cambodia$ 4,266,000,000 # Economic aid-$504 million pledged in grants and concessional loans for 2005 by international donors.

  17. Flag of Cambodia

  18. Nationality: Cambodian • Independence From France November 9,1953. • Ethnic groups: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5% Chinese 1% Other 4%. • Religions: Buddhist 96.4% Muslim 2.1% Other 1.5%. • Languages: Khmer (official) 95% French & English 5%

  19. Government • King of Cambodia- Norodom Sihamoni, (born 14 May 1953). • Reign from 14 October 2004 – present. • Previously Cambodia's ambassador to UNESCO. • Prime Minister- Hun Sen (born August 5, 1952) • In Office-(30 November 1998-present) • Key leader of the Cambodian People's Party

  20. Culture Of Cambodia • Its culture is highly influenced by India & China • The golden age of Cambodia was between the 9th and 14th century, during the Angkor period. • When greeting people or to show respect in Cambodia people do the "sampeah" gesture, identical to the Indian Namaste and Thai wai. • Khmer classical dance is a form of Cambodian dance originally performed only for royalty. Having 4,000 gestures in this type of dance.

  21. Population Characteristics • Population- 14,244,293. • Age structure: 0-14 years: 32.6% (male 2,388,922/female 2,336,439) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 4,498,568/female 4,743,677) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 197,649/female 329,038) • Population growth rate: 1.765% • Birth rate: 25.73 births/1,000 population (67th country comparison to the world.) • Death rate: 8.08 deaths/1,000 population (110th country comparison to the world.) • Sex ratio: 0.96 male(s)/female

  22. Communications in Cambodia • Telephones - main lines in use: 37,500 • Telephones - mobile cellular: 2.583 million • Country code - 855 • Radio Stations: AM 1, FM 50, shortwave N • Television broadcast stations: 26(including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts. • Internet hosts: 1,230 (149th country comparison to the world) • Internet users: 70,000 (154th country comparison to the world) • Internet country code: .kh • Official website of Cambodia: www.cambodia.gov.kh/ www.cambodia.org/

  23. Sports in Cambodia • Bokator- which means wielding a wooden stick to fight lions. • Pradal Serey: A Traditional Khmer boxing is a popular sport in Cambodia. • Sepak Takraw: It is a "kick-volleyball“ Football # The Cambodian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Cambodia. #Phnom Pehn National Stadium is the national stadium with a capacity of 50,000 in Phnom Penh.

  24. Armed Force • The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Consists: 1. Royal Cambodian Army, 2. Royal Cambodian Navy & 3. Royal Cambodian Air Force • The king is the Supreme Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and the country's prime minister effectively holds the position of commander-in-chief.

  25. Transportation • Roadways- It has length of 3928 km. • Railways- It has two rail lines of 612km. • Airways- It has four commercial airports. 1.Phnom Penh International Airport (2nd Largest in Cambodia) 2.Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is the largest. 3.Sihanoukville and 4.Battambang. • Seaways-It has two major ports Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville . Capable of receiving 8,000-ton ships during the wet season and 5,000-ton ships during the dry season.

  26. Major Infectious diseases • Degree of Risk: Very High in Cambodia. • Food or Waterborne Diseases: Bacterial and Protozoal Diarrhea, hepatitis A, and Typhoid Fever. • Vectorborne Diseases: Dengue fever, Japanese Encephalitis, and Malaria. • HIV Aids: 75,000 People living with HIV.(54th country in world) 6,900Deaths due to HIV (40th country in world) • Highly pathogenic H5N1 (Bird Flu) avian influenza has been identified in this country.

  27. Thank You..... Gabor Szabo

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