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Government
Long-form name: none.
Type: disputed between the Coalition Government of Democratic
Kampuchea (CGDK) led by Prince NORODOM SIHANOUK and the
People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) led by HENG SAMRIN.
Capital: Phnom Penh.
Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (khet, singular and
plural) and 1 autonomous municipality* (rottatheanei, singular
and plural); Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang,
Kampong Spoe, Kampong Thum, Kampot, Kandal, Kaoh Kong, Kracheh,
Mondol Kiri, Phnum Penh*, Pouthisat, Preah Vihear, Prey
Veng, Rotanokiri, Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey, Stoeng Treng,
Svay Rieng, Takev; note--there may be a new province of
Banteay Meanchey and Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey may have been
divided into two provinces named Siemreab and Otdar Meanchey.
Independence: 9 November 1953 (from France).
Constitution: 27 June 1981.
National holidays: CGDK--Independence Day, 17 April (1975);
PRK--Liberation Day, 7 January (1979).
Executive branch: CGDK--president, prime minister; PRK--chairman
of the Council of State, Council of State, chairman of the
Council of Ministers, Council of Ministers.
Legislative branch: CGDK--none; PRK--unicameral National Assembly.
Judicial branch: CGDK--none; PRK--Supreme People's Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--CGDK--President Prince NORODOM SIHANOUK
(since NA July 1982); PRK--Chairman of the Council of
State HENG SAMRIN (since 27 June 1981);
Head of Government--CGDK--Prime Minister SON SANN (since
NA July 1982); PRK--Chairman of the Council of Ministers
HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985).
Political parties and leaders: CGDK--three resistance groups
including Democratic Kampuchea (DK, also known as the Khmer
Rouge) under Khieu Samphan, Khmer People's National Liberation
Front (KPNLF) under Son Sann, and National United Front
for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia
(FUNCINPEC) under Prince Norodom Sihanouk; PRK--Kampuchean
People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) led by Heng Samrin.
Suffrage: universal at age 18.
Elections:
CGDK--none;
PRK--National Assembly--last held 1 May 1981; in February
1986 the Assembly voted to extend its term for five years
(next to be held by March 1990); results--KPRP is the only
party; seats--(123 total) KPRP 123.
Member of: ADB, Colombo Plan, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT (de
facto), IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL,
IRC, ITU, Mekong Committee (inactive), NAM, UN, UNESCO,
UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO for CGDK; none for PRK.
Diplomatic representation: none.
Flag:
CGDK--red with the yellow silhouette of a stylized three-towered
temple representing Angkor Wat in the center;
Non-Communists--three horizontal bands of blue, red (double
width), and blue with a white stylized temple representing
Angkor Wat centered on the red band;
PRK--red with the yellow silhouette of a stylized five-towered
temple representing Angkor Wat in the center.