Asia
Insights : Cambodia
Population
: 137,9 m
Surface area: 331.7 thousand
Population growth: 2%
Life expectancy (2002): 57
Population below national poverty line: 36,1
GNI per capita: 350
GDP: 48,8 billion $
Source: World
Development Indicators Database 2004
Head of State:
Kiing Norodom SIHAMONI
Pres., National Assembly
Norodom RANARIDDH , Prince
Prime Minister HUN SEN
Source: Chief
of States
Facts and background
CIA:
World Factbook
Eldis:
Cambodia site
Cambodian
Information Center
WWW site with large collection of information on Cambodia , including:
news on Cambodia , compiled from materials distributed on various
(usenet) lists.
Portal
to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
Cambodia
: an annotated directory of Internet resources
Politics and society
Cambodian
Institute of Human Rights (CIHR)
Government sites
National
Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia
This is the official web site of the parliament of Cambodia . It
provides information on the purpose and current activities of the
chamber.
The
Senat
has 61 members, appointed
by the king on recommendation of the parties in the National Assembly.
Constitution
of Cambodia
This site contains the full text of the constitution of Cambodia.
Council
of Ministers Cambodia
The site provides access to official government information from
the press and communications department of the Cambodian Council
of Ministers. It includes access to recent government news, covering
all aspects of economic, political, social and foreign policy; royal
decrees and speeches by key government ministers.
Political parties
Sam
Rainsy Party
Cambodian
People's Party (CPP)
Front
Uni National pour un Cambodge Indépendant, Neutre, Pacifique et
Coopératif (FUNCINPEC) < additional
site > [United National Front for an Independent, Neutral,
Peaceful
Union
of Cambodian Democrats (UCD)
Khmer
Neutral Party
Parti
de l'Unité Khmère (PUK) [Khmer Unity Party]
Elections
Elections
around the world: Cambodia
Adam
Carr's election guide: Cambodia
National
Election Committee (NEC)
Angkor.com
- Elections 2003
News agencies
Camnews
News
The
Cambodia daily
Cambodian newspaper provides
selected special supplements and feature articles. Daily headlines
to the news.
Cambodia
Environment News Update
Cambodian
Information Center
Cambodia
New Vision
Cambodia New Vision is an official newsletter published monthly
by the Cambodian prime minister. It provides insight into the conomic,
political and social policy of Cambodia and recent political events
such as elections. It also includes some statements by the Prime
Mister and royal decrees. All issues from 1998 onwards can be accessed
from the web site.
News from foreign sources
Far
Eastern Economic Review (FEER)
Go
Asia Pacific
Phnom
Penh Post
South
China Morning Post BBC
news
CNN
news
Yahoo
News (Reuters/AP/etc)
Reliefweb
situation reports
Research Institutions,
libraries and Networks
Cambodia
Development Resource Institute (CDRI), Cambodia
The Cambodia Development
Resource Institute was established in July 1990 as an independent
Cambodian institute working to support capacity development within
selected government and civil society institutions.
Its main areas of research
focus are macro-economic policy, human resources, rural development,
natural resources management, governance and peacebuilding, and
poverty monitoring and analysis.
Center
for Social Development, Cambodia
The Center for Social Development (CSD) is a non-profit organization
and think-tank that aims to promote democratic values, public accountability
and transparency and advocates for good governance. CSD's main activities
include research, advocacy, awareness-raising and public debate.
National
Institute of Public Health, Cambodia
The National Institute
of Public Health (NIPH) is a research institute and part of the
Ministry of Health in Cambodia. Its main purpose is to analyse health
related problems in Cambodia, provide public health training and
support the development and implementation of health policies through
research. The Institute supports the implementation of the Cambodian
government's Health Care System Reform plan through training and
research.
Cambodia
Law
Collection of full text online Cambodian Laws and regulations created
by Bernard Jolly for the Office of Council Of Ministers in Cambodia
and made freely available in HTML on the ifrance Web site. The laws
are translated into French and English and are arranged by subject
and date. The chronological directory covers the years from 1991
to 2000 and includes a definition of Cambodia n legal norms. Parts
of this site are still under development.
National
Institute of Statistics ( Cambodia )
The National Institute of Statistics (NIS) is a government department
subordinate to the Ministry of Planning. NIS compiles socio-economic
statistics via decentralised offices and also collects primary data
from household and establishment surveys, and population censuses.
Center
for Khmer Studies
The Center for Khmer Studies
is non-profit consortium of universities, organizations and individuals
dedicated to study and research of Khmer civilization and the cultures
of the Mekong region.. Includes articles from the journal, Siksacakr
(.pdf, in English, Khmer and French)
Development Organisations and agencies
ADB:
Cambodia
World
Bank: Cambodia
UNDP
Development
Gateway: Cambodia
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