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States: the Kingdom of Cambodia (The Kingdom of Cambodia)Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 3:2.By the three parallel horizontal rectangle connected to a middle-red face and blue from top to bottom are long.Red symbolizes good fortune and happy, bright and blue symbol of freedom.Red-painted white middle-Xiangjin edge of the Angkor temples, this is the famous Buddhist architecture, the symbol of Cambodia has a long history and ancient culture.National Emblem: Wang Jian symmetrical on both sides of the centerline of the logo.Diamond-shaped logo in the tray care given by Wang Jian, intended for the monarchy supreme; lions guarding both sides of the ground Huagai five-story, five in Cambodia, customs symbol of perfection, auspicious; palm leaves on both sides of the symbol of victory.Shi Dai at the bottom of the text read by the Cambodian "King of the Kingdom of Cambodia."The pictorial symbols in the Kingdom of Cambodia under the leadership of King, is a unified, integrity, unity, well-being of the country.Palace Square before the Mekong River on the Dragon Boat Championship is the most popular water festival activitiesImportant holiday: Independence Day (Army): November 9 (1953 from French colonial rule, declared independence); National Day: June 24 (August 1991 Cambodian National Council for the Supreme Council decided to June 1991 24 Cambodia, the ceasefire has been set for the new, unified Cambodia's National Day)National political figures: King Norodom Sihamoni (Norodom Sihamoni), 2004年10 Hadley; Prime Minister Hun Sen (Hun Sen), 2004年7月representation; Senate President Chea Sim (Chea Sim), 1999年3月Representation; speaker of the National Assembly Heng Samrin, in March 2006 representation; Chairman of the Funcinpec Party Nuoluoduila Cambodia (Norodom Ranarith).Former King Norodom Sihanouk (Norodom Sihanouk), 2004年10月7 announced abdication.Physical Geography: an area of over 180,000 square kilometers.Southeast Asia and South Africa in the southern peninsula, the North sector, Laos, Thailand and adjacent to the northwest, east and south-eastern border with Vietnam, the Gulf of Thailand southwest of Dying.A coastline of 460 km.Is the central and southern Plains, east, north and west by mountains, around the plateau, most of the forest cover.Cardamom Mountains in the eastern section of Aulas Hill 1,813 meters above sea level, as in the peak.Mekong River about 500 km in the territory, consistent flow east.Tonle Sap Lake Indochina Peninsula is the largest lake, low water levels at the area of over 2,500 square kilometers, the lake during the rainy season reached 10,000 square kilometers.Many coastal islands, the main island of Koh Kong, Long Island, and so on.A tropical monsoon climate, the average temperature of 29-30 ℃ ,5-10 month rainy season, November - the following year in April for the dry season, the terrain and the impact of the monsoon, around the large differences in precipitation, the southern tip of up to 5,400 mm in Xiangshan, Phnom Penh East of about 1,000 mm.Built in 1866-1870, with Khmer traditional architectural style and color of the religious Royal Palace in Phnom PenhPopulation: 13.4 million, of which 84.3 percent of the rural population, the urban population is 15.7 percent.There are over 20 nationalities, of which the Khmer people account for 80 percent of the population, accounted for race, Cape agricultural communities, old people, Taizu, and Justin, and other ethnic minorities.Khmer language for the common language, and English and French are official languages.State religion is Buddhism, the country more than 80 percent of people believe in Buddhism, many of the people believe in Islam, a small number of urban residents believe in the Catholic Church.The capital and administrative divisions: Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh), a population of about 1.1 million (1998).The country is divided into 20 provinces and four municipalities.Phnom Penh is located in the Mekong and Tonle Sap River Interchange, is Cambodia's political, economic, cultural and religious centres.Walk through the streets of Phnom Penh, broad and tidy streets, the four seasons of flowers in full bloom, A feast for the eyes.At dawn of the MekongA brief history: the first century, the establishment of the Kingdom of Funan, 3 century rule of Indochina into the southern part of a strong country.5 to 6 end of the century the rulers in the early 1900s due to internal strife, Funan began to decline, in July the beginning of the century to the rise of true north Sumatra by the merger.Zhenla Kingdom of the existence of more than nine, from the 9th century to the beginning of the 15th century Angkor dynasty, is really the history of the La-go days, and created a world-famous Angkor civilization.16 of the end of the century, Zhenla renamed Cambodia.From then to the mid-19th century, Cambodia decline in full time, has become Jianglin Siam and Vietnam dependency.1863 Cambodia into the French protectorate, and in 1887 incorporated into French Indochina Federation.1940 was occupied by Japan.Japan surrendered after the 1945 invasion Youzao France.November 9, 1953, the Kingdom of Cambodia to declare independence.July 1954 Indo-China on the issue of the Geneva meeting, the Cambodian independence by major powers agreed that the meeting, the French army was forced to withdraw from Cambodia.1960 founding of the Communist Party of Cambodia.March 18, 1970, Langnuo launched in the United States instigated the coup, overthrowing the leadership of the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia, March 23, Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia announced the formation of national unity front, May 5 was set up Cambodian government of national unity.April 17, 1975 Cambodian National Liberation.January 1976 promulgation of the constitution, changing the country known as Democratic Kampuchea, the abolition of monarchy.In April, Prince Sihanouk resigned as head of state after retirement, and then convene a session of the first People's Congress, the National President of the Bureau of Khieu Samphan and Pol Pot as prime minister.September 1977 ruling Cambodian Communist Party official announced publicly.December 25, 1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia to send troops.December 1979, Democratic Kampuchea decision to suspend the Constitution, the restructuring of the Government.July 9, 1982, Prince Sihanouk, Khieu Samphan and Song were two-three joint realization of the resistance forces,The city of Independence Monument in Phnom PenhA coalition government composed of Democratic Kampuchea, Sihanouk and Khieu Samphan, respectively the chairman and deputy chairman of the Democratic Kampuchea, Song of the coalition government's double.February 3, 1990 Sihanouk issued a statement that the country name to Cambodia, the Cambodian government renamed National Government.September 1990, the Cambodian resistance forces in Phnom Penh with the tripartite representatives in Jakarta after the meeting announced the formation of the National Supreme Council of Cambodia.July 1991, Prince Sihanouk was elected President of the Supreme Council.October 23, the International Conference on Cambodia in Paris resumed, the formal signing of a "comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in Cambodia Agreement" (commonly known as the Paris Agreement).November, Prince Sihanouk returned to Cambodia, the National Supreme Council headquarters in Phnom Penh.May 1993, 23-28, Cambodia at the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia and the organization under the supervision of elections, a constitutional conference.September 21, the Constituent Assembly adopted a new constitution, decided to resume the constitutional monarchy.September 24, Prince Sihanouk signed the new constitution, the Constituent Assembly to the National Assembly.September 26, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia announced the end of the mission in Cambodia.November 2, the Royal Government of Cambodia formally established.November 15, the United Nations peacekeeping forces to Cambodia full withdrawal.Cambodia entered the period of peaceful reconstruction.Cambodia: Khmer Rouge smilingCambodia's national dance - dance blessingPolitics: Constitution, the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Cambodia, legislative, administrative, judicial separation of powers.King is a life-long heads of state, supreme commander of the national army, national unity and perpetuating a symbol of the power to declare general amnesty, according to the Prime Minister suggested, with the consent of President of the National Assembly agreed to after the dissolution of the parliament.King finds it necessary to be shall serve in or out of the country by the President of the Senate during the acting head of state duties.Can not be hereditary throne, the king after the death of the Prime Minister, Buddhist factions Seng Wang, the Senate and National Assembly Speaker, Deputy Speaker of the nine royal descent from the throne of the Committee elected the new king.Cambodian National Assembly is the supreme body and legislative bodies, each five-year term.The Senate for the state legislature, to consider the National Assembly passed the bill, each six-year term.Cambodian Constitution, the Bill of countries subject to the National Assembly, Senate and the Constitutional Committee by the end signed by the King came into effect.Shall serve the King finds it necessary to be or to go abroad, the President of the Senate acting head of state duties.July 2004, Cambodia promulgated and implemented the new constitutional provisions.The provisions of the National Assembly by one vote to decide the leadership of the National Assembly candidates and approved a new government.October 2004, the Cambodian National Assembly to consider and approve the election heir to the throne on the throne of the composition and implementation of laws, provisions in the king's death, retirement or abdication within seven days after the election the new king of Cambodia.Cambodian farmers clothingEconomy: Cambodia is a traditional agricultural country, weak industrial base, is the world's one of the least developed countries, live below the poverty line 28 percent of the population.The main mineral deposits, phosphate, oil and precious stones, and a small amount of iron, coal, lead, manganese, limestone, silver, tungsten, copper, zinc, tin.Forestry, fisheries, animal husbandry is rich in resources.Up to more than 200 types of timber species, the total savings of about 1.136 billion cubic meters.The rich precious teak, iron wood, red sandalwood, such as tropical forests, and a variety of bamboo.As war and deforestation, destruction of forest resources, forest cover a total area of the country's total from 70 percent to 35 percent, mainly in the east and north and west mountainous areas.Cambodia rich aquatic resources, the Tonle Sap lake in the world famous natural freshwater fisheries, but also Southeast Asia's largest fishing grounds, known as "fish lake," said.Southwest is also important coastal fisheries, the prolific fish and shrimp.Agriculture in the national economy dominated.Agricultural population accounts for about 71 percent of the total population, accounting for 78% of the total population working.Arable land area of 6.7 million hectares, of which can be irrigated area is 374,000 hectares, accounting for 18 percent.Major agricultural products are rice, maize, potato, peanut, beans, the Mekong River Basin and along the Tonle Sap lake famous for producing rice district, Battambang province is known as "granary" of that.Economic crops are rubber, pepper, cotton, tobacco, sugar palm, sugarcane, coffee, coconut.National Rubber Plantation has 100,000 hectares, rubber higher yield per unit area, with an annual output of 50,000 tons of rubber, mainly in the eastern Kompong Cham province.Cambodia weak industrial base, there are a number of food processing and light industry.Major tourist spots in the world-famous Angkor monuments, Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville port, and so on.Attractions: Angkor (Angkor) in Siem Reap Province, the capital, Phnom Penh, about 240 kilometers, is Cambodia's national symbol, known as the Orient one of the four major miracle.Angkor monuments, including the existing main Angkor-City (the Angkor), and Angkor Wat (small Angkor).In the 9th century AD to the 15th century, Angkor is Cambodia's King have both.Angkor was built in AD 802, completed in 1201, before and after the last 400 years.Siam in 1431 after the military invasion, Angkor was severely damaged and forced relocation of the capital Phnom Penh dynasty.Since then, Angkor was abandoned in the jungle Mang gradually flooded field, the 19th century until the 1960s, a French naturalist named Henglimuao of Jurists found that the Angkor monuments.Angkor existing 600 number, distribution in the area of 45 square kilometers of forest.Angkor Angkor large and small it is the main component of which there are many beautiful pagoda and a large stone relief, become a spectacular.All of these pagoda with huge stones from Lei Qi, some stones weighing eight tons and above.Pagoda carved the statue of a variety of forms, some as high as a few metres, vivid realism.In 1992, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to the Angkor monuments as the world's cultural heritage>>>Yang San from holding the monks after the former royal palace in Phnom PenhPress and Publications: There are 132 newspapers, newspapers in Cambodia, 97, British, French, Chinese and Japanese newspapers 35.Many private newspapers in Cambodia, issued in both small.More influential "Light of Cambodia" (Cambodia, and Journal), "Cambodia Daily" (in English, Cambodian text), "Koh Santepheap" (Cambodia, and Journal), "De Volkskrant" (People's Party, the party newspaper, Cambodian text), "Phnom Penh Post" (English, double-Weekly), "Cambodia Times" (in English, Cambodian, and Weekly), "Chinese entrepreneurs Daily" (Chinese, Daily News).Cambodian News Agency (AKP) to Cambodia only the official news agency, established in 1980.Cambodia has 11 FM radio, FM103, a Taiwan national, broadcast 18 hours a day.Six television stations.Mainly built in 1984 of the national television (mainly to the Cambodian language broadcasting), Fairy 11 (private Taiwan), nine (private Taiwan), 5 (army Taiwan), the capital of the first three (official), Pakistan-jung Taiwan (private Taiwan, a Chinese Daily News).In addition, Cambodia has three cable TV stations: Cambodia cable companies, Phnom Penh, cable companies and microwave broadcast companies.November 13, 2000, Sihanouk and Queen of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh met with Jiang Zemin and his wifeDiplomacy: pursue an independent, peaceful and permanent neutrality and non-aligned foreign policy, against foreign aggression and interference in that follow the five principles of peaceful coexistence with all neighbouring countries to establish friendly relations with Cambodia supports the establishment of South-East Asia of peace, freedom, neutrality and cooperation areas .April 1999 joined the ASEAN.Relations with China: April 1955 Premier Zhou Enlai and the Cambodian head of state Prince Sihanouk million in non-conference on the Long Ya know, Sino-Cambodian friendly relations is considered a new beginning.July 19, 1958, China and Cambodia established diplomatic relations.January 1994, Cambodian First Prime Minister Ranariddh and Second Prime Minister Hun Sen (the original translation Hun Sen) to visit China.February 1999, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen an official visit to China.November 2000, Chinese President Jiang Zemin on a state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the two sides signed the "Sino-Cambodian bilateral cooperation on a joint statement."November 2002, Premier Zhu Rongji's official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia.April 2004, Hun Sen (Hun Sen) Prime Minister an official visit to China.August 2005, King Sihamoni on a state visit to China.April 2006, Premier Wen Jiabao for an official visit to Cambodia, the two countries signed a joint communique.China and Cambodia in its economic development are strongly complementary, great potential for economic and trade cooperation.In recent years, Sino-Cambodian trade and growth.The bilateral trade volume has more than 10 years ago less than 30 million U.S. dollars in 2005 to the more than 560 million U.S. dollars.China is still an important investment in Cambodia one of the countries in 2005 to invest in Cambodia more than 1 billion U.S. dollars.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_445571.htm
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