The Government of Cambodia
Overview
- Capital: Phnom Penh
- Administrative regions: 25 provinces and municipalities
- Government & legal system: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy; civil law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: King Norodom Sihamoni (ceremonial); Hun Manet, Prime Minister (head of government) (official page)
- Official language(s): Khmer (official)
- National Day: November 9 (Independence Day, 1953)
- Independence: November 9, 1953 (from France)
- Other official holidays: Khmer New Year (mid-April), Pchum Ben, the King’s Birthday
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations/ ASEAN, World Trade Organization/ WTO
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa system available for most nationalities. (visa info)
- Currency: Cambodian riel (KHR, circulates alongside the US dollar) — notes depict the King and national landmarks, most prominently Angkor Wat.
- Flag symbolism: Red-blue-red horizontal bands (blue bands half-width) with a white silhouette of Angkor Wat centered on the red band — blue represents the monarchy, red represents the nation, Angkor Wat represents Cambodia’s heritage.
