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Important Cities

Phnom Penh(Capital)
Battambang
Kampong Luong
Koah kong
Prey Veng
Pursat
Sisophon
Ta Khmau
Siemreap
Kampong Cham
Udong
Angkor
Poipet

Main Attractions

Wat Preah Keo (Silver Pagoda), Phnom Penh
Riverfront, Phnom Penh
Banteay Chlmar Temple
Royal Palace , Phnom Penh
Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh
Angkor Wat
Beng Melea Temple
Kbal Spean
On Tonle Sap Lake
Preah Khan Temple

Main Industries

Tourism
Wood and Wood Products
Fishing
Rubber
Cement
Garments
Rice Mill
Textiles

Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries.
During the colonial period, Cambodia was a protectorate of France from 1863 to 1953.
Overall, the cuisine of Cambodia is similar to that of its Southeast Asian neighbours.
Cambodia is bordered by Laos on the north, by Vietnam on the east, by the Gulf of Thailand on the south, and by Thailand on the west and north.
Cambodia is one of the worlds poorest nations, its economy and its political life still suffering from the civil war that racked the country during the latter part of the 20th cent.
Under the constitution promulgated in 1993 and subsequently amended, Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy headed by a king; the king is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne from the members of the royal family.
Politics of Cambodia takes according to the nation's constitution (enacted in 1993) formally place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Cambodia is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy--the King reigns but does not rule, similar to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
It has been suggested that Cambodia's ability to peacefully appoint a new King shows that Cambodia's government has stabilized incredibly from the situation the country was in during the 1970's (see History of Cambodia).
Cambodia is administered by the Royal Government of Cambodia after an internationally supervised election in 1993.

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