Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Photo taken from the ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 23 August 2023.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. Ns/RKM/0196/10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) was formally established on 24 January 1996. The ministry has a total of ss='cambodia-color'>...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Cambodian Prime MiniSter Hun Sen at a bilateral meeting. Photo by U.S. EmbaSSy Phnom Penh, taken on 06 January 2016. LicenSed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia iS a lower middle-income country with a faSt-growing economy that haS SuStained a SS='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun sen, and other Cambodian Ministers were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-sA 2.0.After two decades of strong economic performance, Cambodia moved into the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit global and Cambodia’s economies hard, having a spillover on the stability of the banking system. Banks and financial institutions have continued to provide services to customers, which can be seen through the rise in the number of depositors’ accounts to ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has undergone rapid economic development in recent decades, with GDP per capita tripled between 1999 and 2013. However, mainly due to three decades of war and political turmoil which severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, the country still lacks the means required for energy sector ss='cambodia-color'>...

The mining sector in Cambodia is mostly undeveloped, and active mining enterprises are typically small-scale quarries producing materials for construction, such as laterite, marble, granite, limestone, gravel and sand. There is no industrial-scale extraction of minerals, although many exploration licenses have been granted to ss='cambodia-color'>...

The smoke and stench blow into the air in Phnom Penh’s huge landfill. Photo by Alan Morgan, taken on 17 september 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Air pollution originates mainly from the burning of fuels such as petroleum, diesel and coal in the transport, household, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Fish farmers operating cage culture, Cambodia. Photo by O. Joffre/WorldFish, taken on 3 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Aquaculture production has grown significantly. In 2012 it stood at 74,000 tonnes, or almost 11 percent of total fishery production. By 2016 it had grown to ss='cambodia-color'>...

National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. LicenSed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 &nbSp;In 1996, the MiniStry of Economy and Finance (MEF) waS eStabliShed by law.181 ItS organization and functioning iS defined by a Sub-decree of the Royal Government SS='cambodia-color'>...

There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Bird eye view of a local market in Phnom Penh. Photo by Roberto Trombetta, taken on 8 May 2015. Photo licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 GenericThe development and administration of Cambodia’s urban areas has struggled to keep pace with urban population growth. For example, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Higher education, in general, refers to education beyond the secondary level. Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia can be classified into three categories: The Royal Academy, university, and college. Cambodia’s higher education consists of an associate degree, four years of undergraduate education, two years of ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia's land policy has three pillars: land administration, land management and land distribution. The objective of the country’s land policy is to facilitate the use and management of land and natural resources for socio-economic development in an equitable and sustainable manner. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The king is the head of state for his lifetime but does not govern. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has strong diplomatic links with many countries. Its warmest relationship with a superpower is with the People's Republic of China. The most important economic ties are with China, the United states of America, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a member of the UN, AsEAN, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The protection of Cambodian forests is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment. There are, however, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the area, from United Nations (UN) agencies and other global bodies to locally-registered ss='cambodia-color'>...

Political stability and economic growth of all sectors have played vital role in building the public and foreign investors’ confidence and maintaining the safety and soundness of banking system in Cambodia. The banking sector continues to have substantial growth as it shares 82.2% in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Construction of a laboratory funded by Chinese money. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 10 January 2014. Licensed under CC-BY-sA 2.0China, while once being at odds with the current government, is now Cambodia’s largest development partner. The two nations have grown increasingly close in recent ss='cambodia-color'>...

Heavy trucks on a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo by Phalinn Ool, taken on June 15 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The Cambodian government’s 2014–18 Revenue Mobilization strategy aimed to enhance revenue administration and strongly increase the collection of taxes and other revenue. The ss='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia emerged from years of conflict, pressures grew on natural resources and sensitive areas. In response, a number of protected areas were created by royal decree in 1993 to protect ecologically and culturally important places. More detailed guidelines on managing the country’s protected areas ss='cambodia-color'>...