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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

Administrative Divisions

there may be a new municipality called Pailin

Independence

9 November 1953 (from France)

National Holiday

Independence Day, 9 November (1953)

Constitution

Promulgated 21 September 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

International Law Organization Participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive Branch

Chief of state: King Norodom SIHANOUK (reinstated 24 September 1993)

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

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]

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

National Anthem

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Government Type

  • Multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993

Data Code

  • CB

Capital

    Phnom Penh

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 Kent M. WIEDEMANN
  • 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

International Organization Participation

  • ACCT
  • AsDB
  • ASEAN
  • CP
  • ESCAP
  • FAO
  • G-77
  • IAEA
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICRM
  • IDA
  • IFAD
  • IFC
  • IFRCS
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • Intelsat (nonsignatory user)
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • ISO (subscriber)
  • ITU
  • NAM
  • OPCW
  • PCA
  • UN
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNIDO
  • UPU
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WToO
  • WTrO (applicant)
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