Government
Cambodia is set up as a multi-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The King serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Norodom sihamoni,1 the King, was crowned in 2004 after the abdication of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Law and Judiciary
National Assembly of Cambodia. Photo by sorn seang Heng, taken on 12 June 2010. Licensed under CC-BY 2.0.With a constitution written a little more than 20 years ago, the current rule of law in Cambodia is relatively new, and continues to be shaped by many ss='cambodia-color'>...
Rivers and lakes
Tonle Sap lake reflectionS. Photo from MariuSz Kluzniak. Uploaded on 1 January 2012. LicenSed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0DeSpite Severe droughtS Striking the country frequently, Cambodia poSSeSSeS SubStantial water reSourceS, moStly contained in the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap great lake and river. The lake SS='cambodia-color'>...
Environment and natural resources policy and administration
The 7th National Consultation Workshop on the Draft of the Environment and Natural Resource Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 22 March 2018. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.With 76% of its people living in rural areas,105 Cambodia holds ss='cambodia-color'>...
Science and technology
StudentS gathering around 3D printed modelS at a conStruction expo in Phnom Penh. Photo by ARC Hub PNH, taken in December 2014. USed with permiSSion from ARC Hub PNH.Cambodia haS achieved conSiderable economic and Social progreSS in the laSt few decadeS, but the country doeS SS='cambodia-color'>...
Hydropower dams
In 2003, a national sector review for hydropower was prepared by the Ministry for Industry, Mines and Energy (now Ministry of Mines and Energy) and the Cambodian National Mekong Committee (CNMC). This report identified 60 possible sites for hydropower development in Cambodia and estimated the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Photo taken from the Ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 17 september 2016.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. Ns/RKM/0197/22, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs was formally established on 24 January 1996. The Ministry became the Ministry of Women and Veteran’s Affairs under the Royal ss='cambodia-color'>...
Marine and coastal areas
In terms of attractiveness, one of Cambodia’s assets is the relative absence of intense development along its coasts, in comparison with neighboring countries. The 440 kilometer-long coastline includes a large area of non-urbanized zones, where locals can make their livelihoods from coastal resources. Cambodia’s coastline ss='cambodia-color'>...
Primary and secondary education
Article 68 of Cambodia’s Constitution states that the Government shall provide free primary and secondary education for all citizens and each individual shall pursue basic education for at least 9 years. Education is a fundamental engine of social and economic development for a country, especially ss='cambodia-color'>...
Securities exchange policy and regulation
For most of the 21st century, Cambodia has enjoyed significant economic expansion, moving from a period of political turmoil to emerge as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Cambodia achieved lower-middle-income status in 2015, largely as a result of free-market reforms, the introduction ss='cambodia-color'>...
United States aid
The United StateS of America (the US) iS one of the biggeSt donorS to Cambodia.394 395 The hiStory of cooperation and relationS between the two countrieS can be traced back to the early 1950S after Cambodia received full independence from France. In 1955, the firSt SS='cambodia-color'>...
Types of state-protected areas
Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...
Iron and steel
Although Cambodia is believed to have iron ore resources and a number of exploration licenses have been granted, no significant finds have been reported. There is no commercial mining of iron ore in the country. While ambitious plans for mining and steel plants have been ss='cambodia-color'>...
Disasters and emergency response
Cambodia flood, 2011. Photo by European Commission, taken on 11 October 2011. Licensed under CC BY 2.0storms, flooding and lightning strikes are the major causes of death and property damage from natural disasters in Cambodia, while drought causes severe hardship, especially for farmers. In a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Pandemics
Pandemics are disease epidemics that spread from person to person as a result of human-to-human transmission. Many medical texts do not define the term “pandemic”. However, some key characteristics of pandemics, including wide geographic spread, disease movement, novelty, severity, high attack rates and explosiveness, minimal ss='cambodia-color'>...
Energy for transport
In Cambodia, petroleum is traditionally the main source of energy for transportation. The petroleum fuels used for transportation include gasoline, diesel, heavy fuel and fuel oil. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Legal aid providers
Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Community fisheries
Community fishery refuges, Battambang, Cambodia. Photo by Alan Brooks/WorldFish, taken on 2 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Fishing practices in Cambodia are classified into three broad categories: small-scale or family fishing, medium-scale and large-scale or commercial fishing.In 2001, aware of the need to safeguard ss='cambodia-color'>...
Labor arbitration
Arbitration Council in session, Cambodia. Photo by ILO (Asia and the Pacific), took on 8 June 2012. Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 GenericThe Arbitration Council was established by the 1997 Labor Law. However, the Arbitration Council just opened its doors to serve employers, employees, workers and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Economy and commerce
Counting money. Photo by Aaron Gilson, taken on 5 April 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia re-opened for international trade in the 1980s, opened up to foreign investment in 1994, joined AsEAN in 1999, and became a member of the WTO in 2004. Its bilateral ss='cambodia-color'>...
