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Country Name

Conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia

Conventional short form: Cambodia

Local short form: Kampuchea

Local long form: Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea

Former: Khmer Republic, Kampuchea Republic

Administrative Divisions

20 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities* (krong, singular and plural); Banteay Mean Cheay, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Keb*, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Otdar Mean Cheay, Pailin*, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat, Preah Seihanu*, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanah Kiri, Siem Reab, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev

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) and Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 1993) and TOL LAH (since 1998)

Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch

Elections: none; the monarch is chosen by a Royal Throne Council; following legislative elections, a member of the majority party or majority coalition is named prime minister by the Chairman of the National Assembly and appointed by the king

Legislative Branch

Elections: National Assembly - last held 27 July 2003 (next to be held in July 2007); Senate - last held 2 March 1999 (next to be held in 2004)

Election results: National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 47%, SRP 22%, FUNCINPEC 21%, other 10%; seats by party - CPP 73, FUNCINPEC 26, SRP 24; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - CPP 31, FUNCINPEC 21, SRP 7, other 2 (2003)

Judicial Branch

Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided for in the constitution and formed in December 1997); Supreme Court (and lower courts) exercises 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]

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

NA

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

Year

Government Type

  • Multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy established in September 1993

Capital

    Phnom Penh

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador ROLAND ENG
  • FAX
    [1] (202) 726-8381
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 726-7742
  • Chancery
    4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011

Diplomatic Representation from the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Charles Aaron RAY
  • Embassy
    27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh
  • Mailing Address
    Box P, APO AP 96546
  • Telephone
    [855] (23) 216-436/438
  • FAX
    [855] (23) 216-437/811

International Organization Participation

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