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CAMBODIA

• OFFICIAL NAME: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

• CAPITAL: PHNOM PENH (11°33′N, 104°55′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 9NOVEMBER1953 (FROM FRANCE)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

• HEAD OF STATE: KING NORODOM SIHAMONI

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: PRIME MINISTER SAMDECH HUN SEN

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 181,035 KM (69,898 SQ MI)

• POPULATION: 13,971,000 (2006 ESTIMATE), 11,437,656 (1998 CENSUS), 78/KM 201/SQ MI (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: KHMER

• RELIGION: THERAVADA BUDDHIST

• NATURAL RESOURCES: OIL & GAS, TIMBER, MANGANESE, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL & PHOSPHATES

• GDP (2004): AGRICULTURE 35%, INDUSTRY 30%, SERVICES 35%

• GNP: US$ 18.7 BILLION

• MAJOR EXPORT: CLOTHING, RUBBER, FISH, RICE, TIMBER, TOBACCO

• MAJOR IMPORT: GOLD, CIGARETTES, PETROLEUM, MACHINERY, VEHICLES, CONSTRACTION MATERIALS

• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES: THAILAND, CHINA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:

The Cambodian flag features the famous 12 century temple, Angkor Wat, this flag has the traditional red and blue colors of the earlier Khmer Empire (9th century).

MAP OF CAMBODIA