The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
held in July 2008); Senate - last held 2 March 1999 (scheduled to be
held in 2004 but delayed)
Judicial branch:
Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided for in the constitution
and formed in December 1997); Supreme Court (and lower courts)
exercises judicial authority
Political parties and leaders:
Cambodian Pracheachon Party (Cambodian People's Party) or CPP [CHEA
SIM]; National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful,
and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC [Prince NORODOM Ranariddh];
Sam Rangsi Party or SRP [SAM RANGSI]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA
International organization participation:
ACCT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW (signatory), PCA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador EK SEREYWATH
chancery: 4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
FAX: [1] (202) 726–8381
telephone: [1] (202) 726–7742
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Charles Aaron RAY embassy: 27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh mailing address: Box P, APO AP 96546 telephone: [855] (23) 216–436/438 FAX: [855] (23) 216–43⅞11
Flag description:
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue
with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined
in black in the center of the red band; only national flag to
incorporate a building in its design
Economy Cambodia
Economy - overview:
Cambodia's economy slowed dramatically in 1997–1998 due to the
regional economic crisis, civil violence, and political infighting.
Foreign investment and tourism fell off. In 1999, the first full
year of peace in 30 years, progress was made on economic reforms.
Growth resumed and has remained about 5.0% during 2000–2003. Tourism
was Cambodia's fastest growing industry, with arrivals up 34% in
2000 and up another 40% in 2001 before the 11 September 2001
terrorist attacks in the US. Cambodia expects 1 million foreign
tourists in 2004. Economic growth has been largely driven by
expansion in the clothing sector and tourism. Clothing exports were
fostered by the U.S.-Cambodian Bilateral Textile Agreement signed in
1999. Even given Cambodia's recent growth, the long-term development
of the economy after decades of war remains a daunting challenge.
The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly
in the poverty-ridden countryside, which suffers from an almost
total lack of basic infrastructure. Fear of renewed political
instability and a dysfunctional legal system coupled with government
corruption discourage foreign investment. The Cambodian government
continues to work with bilateral and multilateral donors to address
the country's many pressing needs. The major economic challenge for
Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic
environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to
handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance. About 60% of the population
is 20 years or younger; most of these citizens will seek to enter
the workforce over the course of the next 10 years.
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $25.02 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
5% (2003 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $1,900 (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 35% industry: 30% services: 35% (2003 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
15.9% of GDP (2003)
Population below poverty line:
36% (1997 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 33.8% (1997)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
40.4 (1997)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.7% (2003 est.)
Labor force:
7 million (2003 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 75% (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2.5% (2000 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $476.5 million
expenditures: $734.8 million, including capital expenditures of $291
million of which 75% was financed by external assistance (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products:
rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca
Industries:
tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products,
rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles
Industrial production growth rate:
22% (2002 est.)
Electricity - production:
119 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
110.6 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2001)
Oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - consumption:
3,600 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA (2001)
Oil - imports:
NA (2001)
Current account balance:
$-218.1 million (2003)
Exports:
$1.616 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
Clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
Exports - partners:
US 58.4%, Germany 10.3%, UK 7.2% (2003)
Imports:
$2.124 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports