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Country name:
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Cambodia
conventional short form:
Cambodia
local long form:
Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea
local short form:
Kampuchea
Data code: CB
Government type: multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993
Capital:
Phnom PenhAdministrative divisions: 20 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 3 municipalities* (krong, singular and plural); Banteay Mean Cheay, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb*, Krachen, Mondol KiriMondol Kiri is an eastern province of Cambodia. Its capital is Senmonorom. Provinces of Cambodia., Otdar Mean CheayOtdar Mean Cheay is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Phumi Samraong. 6% of households in Otdar Mean Cheay have access to electricity. Provinces of Cambodia., Phnom Penh*, PouthisatPouthisat is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Pouthisat. Provinces of Cambodia., Preah SeihanuSihanoukville ( Khmer: Preah Seihanu), formerly known as Kampong Saom is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. The city is an important deep water port for Cambodia and is also becoming a tourist location. The city is named for King No* (Sihanoukville), Preah VihearPreah Vihear is a northern province of Cambodia. Its capital is Phnum Tbeng Meanchey. The province is named after the eponymous temple of Preah Vihear, also known as Prasat Khao Phra Wiharn in Thai, perched on a hilltop with a commanding view of its surro, Prey VengPrey Veng is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Prey Veng. Provinces of Cambodia., Rotanah KiriRotanah Kiri is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Lumphat. Provinces of Cambodia., Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev
note:
there may be a new municipality called Pailin
Independence:
November 9, 1953 (from France)National holiday: Independence Day, November 9 (1953)
Constitution: promulgated September 21, 1993
Legal system: primarily a civil law mixture of French-influenced codes from the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period, royal decrees, and acts of the legislature, with influences of customary law and remnants of communist legal theory; increasing influence of common law in recent years
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
King Norodom Sihamoni (proclaimed October 14, 2004)
head of government:
Prime Minister Hun Sen (since 30 November 1998)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
elections:
none; the monarch is chosen by a Royal Throne Council; prime minister appointed by the monarch after a vote of confidence by the National Assembly
Legislative branch:
bicameral consists of the National Assembly (122 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the Senate (61 seats; two members appointed by the monarch, two elected by the National Assembly, and 57 elected by "functional constituencies"; members serve five-year terms
elections:
National Assembly - last held 26 July 1998 (next to be held NA 2003); Senate - last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results:
National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 41%, FUNCINPEC 32%, SRP 14%, other 13%; seats by party - CPP 64, FUNCINPEC 43, SRP 15; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPP 31, FUNCINPEC 21, SRP 7
Judicial branch: Supreme Council of the Magistracy, provided for in the constitution, was formed in December 1997; a Supreme Court and lower courts exercise judicial authority
Political parties and leaders: Buddhist Liberal Party or BLP Ieng Mouly ; Cambodian Pracheachon Party or Cambodian People's Party or CPP Chea Sim; Khmer Citizen Party or KCP Nguon Soeur ; National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC Prince Norodom Ranariddh; Sam Rangsi Party or SRP (formerly Khmer Nation Party or KNP) Sam Rangsi
International organization participation: ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), International Monetary Fund, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WB, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Roland ENG
chancery:
4500 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone:
[1] (202) 726-7742
FAX:
[1] (202) 726-8381
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Charles RAY
embassy:
27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh
mailing address:
Box P, APO AP 96546
telephone:
[855] (23) 216-436, 216-438
FAX:
[855] (23) 216-811
Flag description: three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band
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