Southeast Asia: Cambodia
About Cambodia
Following a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy, as did the rapid diminishment of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1990s. A coalition government, formed after national elections in 1998, brought renewed political stability and the surrender of remaining Khmer Rouge forces.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Phnom Penh |
| Population: | 12,491,501 |
| Percent below poverty: | 36% (1997 est.) |
| Language: | Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
| Date of independence: | 9 November 1953 (from France) |
| Form of government: | multiparty liberal democracy under |
| Title of Leader: | King |
| Natural Resources: | timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
| Environmental Issues: | illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fish |
| Agricultural Products: | rice, rubber, corn, vegetables |
| Imports: | cigarettes, gold, construction materials, petroleum products, machinery, motor vehicles |
| Exports: | timber, garments, rubber, rice, fish |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: Thailand 16%, Vietnam 9%, Japan 7%, Hong Kong 5%, China 5% (1997) EXPORTS: Vietnam 18%, Thailand 15%, US 10%, Singapore 8%, China 5% (1997) |
Cambodia Headlines
Encino: Mom Makes $6762/Month[Ad - World3News.com/JOBS] - Sep 9 2010 7:13 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India''s Look East policy
[Asian News International India] - Sep 9 2010 7:13 a.m.
Fragments exhibition in aid of 'Cambodia Self Help Demining' comes to H
[Etbmice.com] - Sep 9 2010 6:57 a.m.
Chinese firm to invest 3bln dollars in Cambodia
[Yahoo! Malaysia] - Sep 9 2010 6:45 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Uzbekistan News] - Sep 9 2010 6:23 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia visit
[Rediff.com] - Sep 9 2010 6:08 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Turkmenistan News.net] - Sep 9 2010 5:51 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Bombay News.Net] - Sep 9 2010 4:52 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Oneindia] - Sep 9 2010 4:50 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Malaysia Sun] - Sep 9 2010 4:45 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[Yahoo! India] - Sep 9 2010 4:40 a.m.
President Patil leaves for Laos, Cambodia to further advance India's Look East policy
[NewKerala.com] - Sep 9 2010 4:39 a.m.
VN, Cambodia courts step up cooperation
[VietnamPlus] - Sep 9 2010 3:33 a.m.
Water Everybody's Business in Cambodia
[ScandAsia.com] - Sep 9 2010 3:19 a.m.
Cambodia plans world?s second tallest tower
[Travel Daily Asia] - Sep 9 2010 1:15 a.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Oneindia] - Sep 8 2010 4:18 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Oneindia] - Sep 8 2010 4:17 p.m.
Cambodia Joins Skyscraper Race to the Top
[Planetizen] - Sep 8 2010 4:08 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Turkmenistan News.net] - Sep 8 2010 3:58 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Tajikistan News.net] - Sep 8 2010 3:20 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Uzbekistan News] - Sep 8 2010 3:14 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Yahoo! India] - Sep 8 2010 2:50 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Bombay News.Net] - Sep 8 2010 2:32 p.m.
President leaves for Laos, Cambodia on Thursday to advance India's Look East policy
[Malaysia Sun] - Sep 8 2010 2:13 p.m.
State Visit of President of India to Lao PDR and Cambodia
[Poten ] - Sep 8 2010 1:16 p.m.
Cambodia plans world?s second tallest tower
[Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia] - Sep 8 2010 12:55 p.m.
Frenchman jailed in Cambodia for drunk bank robbery
[Expatica France] - Sep 8 2010 12:49 p.m.
President Patil to visit Laos and Cambodia
[NewKerala.com] - Sep 8 2010 3:35 a.m.
M'sia High Commisioner Calls On Cambodia Envoy
[BruDirect] - Sep 8 2010 12:08 a.m.
Pratibha Patil heads to Laos, Cambodia
[NewKerala.com] - Sep 7 2010 9:25 p.m.
Patil heads to Laos, Cambodia
[Bombay News.Net] - Sep 7 2010 5:43 p.m.
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