The official name is the Kingdom of Cambodia (Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea). Located in the southern part of the Indochinese Peninsula. Area 181,035 km2, population approx. 12.2 million people (2001). The official language is Khmer. The capital is Phnom Penh (900 thousand people, 2001). National holiday – Independence Day on November 9th. The monetary unit is the…
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Cambodia History
The way to independence After Japanese armed forces occupied all of Indochina in March 1945 and eliminated the French protectorate administration, King Norodom Sihanouk (since 1941) proclaimed Cambodia’s independence on March 12, 1945 and annulled all French-Cambodian treaties. After the military collapse of Japan (August 1945) and the occupation of Phnom Penh by British troops,…