COTTON CAMBODIA Tiffani Nguyen INTRODUCTION v Cambodia is

COTTON CAMBODIA Tiffani Nguyen

INTRODUCTION v Cambodia is located at the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Gulf of Thailand. v Cambodia has a population of over 14. 8 million people. v The country has several minority groups including Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes. v The main religious practice of the Cambodian people is Theravada Buddhism.

POLITICS v Government type: multiparty coalition democracy under a constitutional monarchy v Capital: Phnom Penh v Independence: November 9, 1953 (from France) v Chief of State: King Norodom Sihamoni v Head of Government: Prime Minister Hun Sen v Leading political parties: Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC), Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP), Sam Rangsi Party (SRP). v Cambodia suffered genocide under the Communist Khmer Rouge regime, led by Pol Pot from 1975 -1978. Vietnam overthrew the regime and occupied Cambodia for 10 years. v UN-sponsored elections were held in 1993 to create the first coalition government after 13 years of civil war

ECONOMY v GDP $32. 95 billion (2011 est. ) v 8. 8 million labor force (2010 est. ) v From 2004 -2007, Cambodia’s economy steadily grew 10% per year, sustained mostly by the garment and tourism industries but has declined a as a result of the global recession. v In 2008, the garment industry made up 80% of Cambodia’s total exports, with about 62% of garments exported to the United States. v Currency: 4, 006 riel per US $1 (exchange rate 2007). The dollar is Cambodia’s “de-facto” currency.

LEGAL SYSTEM v The legal system is based on civil law, customary law, and common law with a basis of Communist legal theory Cambodia v United Nations Transitional Authority in also functions in Cambodia. v As a member of the United Nations, Cambodia is also subject to compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction as well as International Criminal Court jurisdiction. v A combined UN-Cambodian tribunal was established in 2003 to oversee trials of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders

LEGAL SYSTEM v The legal system is based on civil law, customary law, and common law with a basis of Communist legal theory Cambodia v United Nations Transitional Authority in also functions in Cambodia. v As a member of the United Nations, Cambodia is also subject to compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction as well as International Criminal Court jurisdiction. v A combined UN-Cambodian tribunal was established in 2003 to oversee trials of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders

MAJOR FIBER PRODUCED v The most popular fabric produced in Cambodia is silk. v Put patterns of flowers and birds, mythical or realistic, often showing Khmer tales, scenes from Angkor Wat, and the life of Lord Buddha v They use natural dyes made from plants. v They get their red dye from lac insect nests, blue dye from indigo, yellow and green from Prohut bark, violet dye from violets, and black dye from ebony bark. v Cotton is also popular in Cambodia especially woven cotton.

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