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Cambodia  (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Cambodia.html)
The Cambodia pages of World Statesmen lists the historical leaders of Cambodia. It lists the heads of state and government, has images of the Cambodian flag in different periods of history, includes maps, has the English text of the national anthem, chronology, as well as era names.

Cambodia - Infoplease  (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107378.html)
Concise information on the government of Cambodia.

Cambodia: Consular Information Sheet  (http://travel.state.gov/cambodia.html)
The Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State presents a consular information sheet for Cambodia. The bureau includes information about the embassy location, entry requirements, customs regulations, crime, criminal penalties, medical facilities, traffic safety, and more.

Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)  (http://www.camnet.com.kh/cmac/)
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) is dedicated to removing land mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from Cambodia. CMAC's priorities are to remove mines from land for resettlement, agriculture, community development, and infrastructure development.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Cambodia  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs31.html)
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) presents a list of the chiefs of state and cabinet members for Cambodia. The list includes the names of those holding such offices as king, prime minister, ambassador to the United States, and state secretary of health.

Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia  (http://www.embassy.org/cambodia/government/constitution.htm)
Royal Cambodian Embassy, located in Washington, DC, provides the full version of the Constitution of the Kingodm of Cambodia (Annotated). This Constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Assembly in Phnom Penh on September 21, 1993 at its 2nd Plenary Session. Amendments passed March 4th,1999.

Council for the Development of Cambodia  (http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/)
The Council for the Development of Cambodia is the highest decision-making level of the government for private and public sector investment. On this website you can find information on various industries, laws and regulations regarding investments, and links to sites dealing with the government and the country’s banks and ministries.

Country at-a-Glance: Cambodia  (http://www.worldbank.org/kh)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them. This page is for Cambodia.

Governments on the WWW: Cambodia  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/kh.html)
Gunnar Anzinger presents a collection of Web sites related to the government of Cambodia. Anzinger offers links to sites on national institutions, representations in foreign countries, political parties, political information, tourist information, human rights, and more.

Land Mine Awareness Education (LMAE).  (http://www.pitt.edu/%7Eginie/lm/welcome.html)
Presents information about land mine awareness, provided as part of the Global Information Network in Education (GINIE), a project of the Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Explains that GINIE assists governments and international organizations in providing educational services to citizens and refugees of nations in emergency or post-emergency transition. Offers access to educational materials developed for people in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Afghanistan, Angola, Croatia, El Salvador, Laos, Mozambiquie, Yemen, and Zaire. Offers access to an online forum. Includes personal stories related to land mine awareness. Contains information about child amputees, developmental disabilities, and psychological disorders. Links to the home page of GENIE and sites related to mines.

Lethal Legacy  (http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/Land%5FMine/land%5Fmines.htm)
Special supplement of the Cambodia Daily newspaper, October 26, 1998. Presents articles by Grindle discussing land mines in Cambodia, casualties, survey work, and finding mines, and demining efforts. With photos.

Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C. - Government  (http://www.embassy.org/cambodia/government/index.html)
Information on government by the Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C.

Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia  (http://khmersenate.org/english.htm)
This is the website of the Senate of the Kingdom of Cambodia. You can link to a list of senators and their photographs, find out about the Senate's committees and legislative activities. There are also links to sites dealing with the country's political parties and the Senate library. The Senate library site contains lists by language of the books in the library's collections.

Social Costs of Landmines in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Mozambique  (http://www.warchild.org/projects/mines/social.html)
War Child presents the findings of the community-based study "Social Costs of Landmines in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Mozambique," which was published in the September 16, 1995 issue of the "British Medical Journal." The study noted that food security and the economy of these countries were undermined by the prevalence of land mines.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of Cambodia  (http://www.norodomsihanouk.info/)
This is the website of the Cambodian royal family. You can find biographical information on members of the royal family, their activities and some historical documents. Much of the information on the website is in French.

Tradeport - Cambodia  (http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/cambodia/)
General information on Cambodia including politics and law.

U.S. Ignores Land Mines' Havoc.  (http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a389ddb835a72.htm)
Features "U.S. Ignores Land Mines' Havoc," a February 6, 2000 news article written by Tun Channareth that was originally published in "Contra Costa (CA) Times" and is presented online by Free Republic. Contains a personal narrative by Channareth, a Cambodian land mine survivor who lost both legs in 1981 during the Cambodian Civil War.

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