The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle

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      @Cambodia, People

      Population: 10,264,628 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 2.87% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 45.09 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 16.36 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 110.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 49.26 years male: 47.8 years female: 50.8 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.81 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: noun: Cambodian(s) adjective: Cambodian Ethnic divisions: Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4% Religions: Theravada Buddhism 95%, other 5% Languages: Khmer (official), French Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 35% male: 48% female: 22% Labor force: 2.5 million to 3 million by occupation: agriculture 80% (1988 est.)

      @Cambodia, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Kingdom of Cambodia

       conventional short form:

       Cambodia

       local long form:

       Reacheanachak Kampuchea

       local short form:

       Kampuchea

       Digraph:

       CB

       Type:

       multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy

       established in September 1993

       Capital:

       Phnom Penh

       Administrative divisions:

       20 provinces (khet, singular and plural); Banteay Meanchey,

       Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum,

       Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kracheh, Mondol Kiri, Phnum Penh,

       Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Rotanokiri, Siemreab-Otdar

       Meanchey, Stoeng Treng, Svay Rieng, Takev

       Independence:

       9 November 1949 (from France)

       National holiday:

       Independence Day, 9 November 1949

       Constitution:

       promulgated September 1993

       Legal system:

       currently being defined

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       King Norodom SIHANOUK (reinstated NA September 1993)

       head of government:

       power shared between First Prime Minister Prince Norodom RANARIDDH and

       Second Prime Minister HUN SEN

       cabinet:

       Council of Ministers; elected by the National Assembly

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral; a 120-member constituent assembly based on proportional

       representation within each province was establised following the

       UN-supervised election in May 1993; the constituent assembly was

       transformed into a legislature in September 1993 after delegates

       promulgated the constitution

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court established under the constitution has not yet been

       established and the future judicial system is yet to be defined by law

       Political parties and leaders:

       National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and

       Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) under Prince NORODOM RANARIDDH;

       Cambodian Pracheachon Party or Cambodian People's Party (CPP) under

       CHEA SIM; Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party under SON SANN; Democratic

       Kampuchea (DK, also known as the Khmer Rouge) under KHIEU SAMPHAN

       Member of:

       ACCT (observer), AsDB, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA,

       IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, ITU,

       LORCS, NAM, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       Ambassador SISOWATH SIRIRATH represents Cambodia at the United Nations

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Charles H. TWINING

       embassy:

       27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh

       mailing address:

       Box P, APO AP 96546

       telephone:

       (855) 23–26436 or (855) 23–26438

       FAX:

       (855) 23–26437

       Flag:

       horizontal band of red separates two equal horizontal bands of blue

       with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat in the

       center

      @Cambodia, Economy

      Overview:

       The Cambodian economy - virtually destroyed by decades of war - is

       slowly recovering. Government leaders are moving toward restoring

       fiscal and monetary discipline and have established good working

       relations with international financial institutions. Despite such

       positive developments, the reconstruction effort faces many tough

       challenges. Rural Cambodia, where 90% of almost ten million Khmer

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