| Hauptstadt | Name: Phnom Penh geographische Koordinaten: 11 33 N, 104 55 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Phnom Penh translates as "Penh's Hill" in Khmer; the city takes its name from the present Wat Phnom (Hill Temple), the tallest religious structure in the city, whose establishment, according to legend, was inspired in the 14th century by a pious nun, Daun PENH |
| Unabhängigkeit | 9 November 1953 (from France) |
| Nationalfeiertag | Unabhängigkeit, 9 November (1953) |
| Konstitution | history: previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993 amendments: proposed by the monarch, by the prime minister, or by the president of the National Assembly if supported by one fourth of the Assembly membership; passage requires two-thirds majority of the Assembly membership; constitutional articles on the multiparty democratic form of government and the monarchy cannot be amended; amended 1999, 2008, 2014, 2018 (2019) |
| Wahlrecht | 18 Jahre; universal |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: King Norodom SIHAMONI (seit dem 29 October 2004) Regierungschef: Prime Minister HUN SEN (seit dem 14 January 1985); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister MEN SAM AN (seit dem 25 September 2008); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (seit dem 3 February 1992), TEA BANH, Gen., HOR NAMHONG, (seit dem 16 July 2004), BIN CHHIN (seit dem 5 September 2007), YIM CHHAI LY (seit dem 24 September 2008), KE KIMYAN (seit dem 12 March 2009), AUN PORNMONIROTH (seit dem 24 September 2012), Prak SOKONN, CHEA SOPHARA (seit dem 5 April 2016) cabinet: Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: monarch chosen by the 9-member Royal Council of the Throne from among all eligible males of royal descent; following legislative elections, a member of the majority party or majority coalition named prime minister by the Chairman of the National Assembly and appointed by the monarch |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
