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  Cambodia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Cambodia is the successor state of the mighty Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Cambodia was a protectorate of France from 1863 until the country received independence in 1953.
Cambodia has an area of about 181,040 square kilometers, sharing an 800-kilometer border with Thailand on the north and west, a 541-kilometer border with Laos on the northeast, and a 1,228-kilometer border with Vietnam on the east and southeast.
www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cambodia   (4310 words)

  
 Cambodia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Khmer Rouge justified its actions by claiming that Cambodia was on the brink of major famine due to the American bombing campaigns, and that this required the evacuation of the cities to the countryside so that people could become self-sufficient, however this claim is generally dismissed as an excuse by many.
The highest elevation of Cambodia is Phnom Aoral, near Pouthisat in the center of the country, at 1,813 meters (5,948 feet) above sea-level.
Cambodia is also a major destination for sex tourism, and there is particular concern over child sex and forced prostitution [5].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cambodia   (4369 words)

  
 TravellingCambodia.com - Cambodia Travel Guide and Forum
From the 9th century to the 15th century Cambodia was the centre of the Khmer Empire, which for most of this period was based at Angkor.
Cambodia was a protectorate of France from 1863 until independence in 1953.
Cambodia's chief colonial official was the Résident Supérieur (Resident General), while residents, or local governors, were posted in all the principal provincial centers.
www.travelingcambodia.com   (2742 words)

  
 The constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia
The Kingdom of Cambodia shall be an independent, sovereign, peaceful, permanently neutral and non-aligned country.
The King shall be the guarantor of the national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the protector of rights and freedom for all citizens and the guarantor of international treaties.
The Queen of the Kingdom of Cambodia shall exercise activities that serve the social, humanitarian, religious interests, and shall assist the King with protocol and diplomatic functions.
www.embassy.org /cambodia/cambodia/constitu.htm   (6478 words)

  
 Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Kingdom of Cambodia is one of the most ancient monarchies in the world.
The present flag with these colors arranged in horizontal bands, was officially adopted on October 29, 1948 until October 1970, then, once again, at the beginning of September 24, 1993, date of the reestablishment of the Monarchy.
The arms showed two cups placed one over the other; over them a sacred sword placed horizontally surmounted by a symbol representing "om" the sound of creation.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/kh.html   (483 words)

  
 The Holt Family Coat of Arms and Family History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Arms are associated with particular families or lineages.
For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
Arms supplied herein are purely in association to the surname given.
www.holt.org /holtgen.html   (5262 words)

  
 Precedents of the SCA College of Arms (2nd Tenure of Da'ud Ibn Auda) - Appendix A
The arms show up in so many heraldic and history books that they may be said to be nearly as familiar in the SCA as the arms of England, and thus warrant protection.
The arms are those of a national capital and have appeared in a number of historic and heraldry texts, which probably makes them sufficiently familiar to warrant protection.
The arms seem to be fairly well known, primarily because of the lion of St. Mark and its frequent depiction in relationship to the city.
www.sca.org /heraldry/laurel/precedents/daud2/appendixb.html   (3145 words)

  
 Control Arms: Launch Reports: Cambodia
Arms control is an issue that resonates strongly for the average Cambodian; everyone has a story about how arms has affected their lives and, for many, these experiences are recent ones.
Broadcast live by Cambodia's national television station and interspersed with popular Cambodian music and dance performances, the concert's messages about arms control rang out clearly, including more strong statements of support by senior government represenatives.
Attention was particularly rapt when a troupe of comedians performed a skit in which a sleazy arms dealer (wearing a trench coat concealing an impressive array of semi-automatics) attempted to sell weapons to communities involved a local dispute over fishing rights.
www.controlarms.org /events/cambodia.htm   (404 words)

  
 Constitution of Cambodia
Cambodia is a Kingdom with a King who shall rule according to the Constitution and to the principles of liberal democracy and pluralism.
The King of Cambodia shall be a symbol of unity and eternity of the nation.
Laws and standard documents in Cambodia that safeguard State properties, rights, freedom and legal private properties and in conformity with the national interests, shall continue to be effective until altered or abrogated by next texts, except those provisions that are contrary to the spirit of this Constitution.
www.constitution.org /cons/cambodia.htm   (6032 words)

  
 Coat of Arms | Family Crests | Family Name History | Coats of Arms Rings | Family Crest Rings
Similarly to the use of seals instead of signatures, coats of arms and family crests were used to signify familial or honorific bonds.
It is not always clear as to how a particular family acquired its coat of arms or family crest, but the identification of your ancestry and the use of your family crest coat of arms is both exciting and individualizing.
The coat of arms evolved as a necessary symbol for knights in medieval times, today the "coat of arms" and its companion the "family crest" serve as interesting and unique reference points to family name history.
HistoricalNames.com   (198 words)

  
 coat of arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (DVD-ROM) [ coat of arms ]
Brother in Arms Road to Hill 30 [ coat of arms ]
WDP Coat Of Arms Men's T-Shirt - Purple [ coat of arms ]
www.jeans-and-jackets.com /kwp/coat_of_arms.html   (126 words)

  
 Cambodia, Stamps, Perforate, Imperforate, Deluxe Sheets
Cambodia 135-7 B/4 $4 1964 Cambodian Airlines Cambodia 141-3 $2 1965 Handicrafts Cambodia 152-6 $4 1966 Temples Cambodia 152-6 GP+ $8 1966 Temples at Angkor, gutter pair, bottom margin w date & plate # Cambodia 184 B/4 Var $10 1967 Offset of overprint on gum
Cambodia C1a,2a,6a $80 1953 Winged goddess, 3 S/S Cambodia C2 B/4 Var $50 1953 Block/4 misperfed, LH in margin
Cambodia 59-61 DS $45 1957 Birth of Buddha, deluxe sheets (3)
www.baxleystamps.com /camb.htm   (996 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Coat of Arms of Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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The flag of the Khmer Rouge Party The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: Khmaey Krahom French: Khmers Rouges) (Also known as: Communist Paty of Kampuchea, CPK, Khmer Communist party, National Army of Democratic Kampuchea, PDK and by the official names Communist Party of Cambodia then later Party of Democratic Kampuchea) were a...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Coat-of-Arms-of-Cambodia   (205 words)

  
 Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Cambodia - Japanese occupation of World War II
Each of these stages of Cambodia evolution had/has a special flag (only the present royalistic flag has curious pattern of appearance:
The arms showed two cups placed one over the other; over them a sacred sword placed horizontally surmounted by a symbol representing "om" the sound of creation (excuse me but I don't even try to explain concepts too complex to exprime in my language too).
www.z6.com /z6files/z6files/FOTW/flags/kh.html   (546 words)

  
 Pennant Shop - Products by Country
Coffee Mug with Bangladesh Coat of Arms and Soccer Ball
Coffee Mug with Nigeria Coat of Arms and Soccer Ball
Coffee Mug with Northern Ireland Coat of Arms and Soccer Ball
www.pennantshop.com /the_pennant_shop_-_product_index_by_country.htm   (6530 words)

  
 Cambodia - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Kambuja is the ancient Sanskrit name of an early north Indian tribe which was named after the founder of that tribe, Kambu Svayambhuva.
Lucky Child : A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind
Why Did They Kill?: Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide (California Series in Public Anthropology, 11)
www.unipedia.info /Kh.html   (4376 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Cambodia, ToC
Virtual Library History : Cambodia; leads to general list of Thailand links; has NO chapter on history.
Timeline Cambodia 1863-2002, from BBC News; Timeline History of Cambodia from timelines.ws
Coat of Arms, from Wappenlexikon, comment in German
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/seasia/xcambodia.html   (169 words)

  
 Medals of Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Royal Order of Cambodia was founded in 1864 by King Norodom I to recognize military and civil contributions to the Protectorate.
At the center is the royal coat-of-arms above a violet enamel background surrounded by a red enamel oval.
When awarded by the King of Cambodia, the ribbon was dark green with two red edge stripes.
www.emering.com /medals/french/cambodia.html   (168 words)

  
 Cambodia Coat of Arms Bumper Sticker
Cambodia Soccer - Football Bumper Sticker - Design 2
Coffee Mug with Cambodia Coat of Arms and country name
Coffee Mug with Cambodia Coat of Arms and Soccer Ball
www.pennantshop.com /arms_sticker_0030.html   (95 words)

  
 flag of Cambodia flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
flag of Cambodia flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
Between October 1991 and June 1993, under the UN administration (UNTAC = United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) Cambodia used this Coat of Arms.
The one used on the photo was with stripe ratio similar to the national flag, the temple at the top and considerably longer (hard to tell how much, as the lower end is lost between the trees in the avenue, but at least 1:4).
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/kh.html   (499 words)

  
 Flag of Cambodia | Cambodian Flag.
Three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in fl in the center of the red band
of Cambodia, including current Flag, historic Flags, detailed description, and much more.
Disclaimer: Although we've tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site.
www.1uptravel.com /flags/largeflags/cambodia.html   (104 words)

  
 Family Name - crest, coat of arms, family name history, surname history, heraldry, name history, family tree, family ...
Family Name - crest, coat of arms, family name history, surname history, heraldry, name history, family tree, family crest, free name search, family name origin, meaning of names, surname origin, family coat of arms, family trees, genealogy
Double Hand Painted Coats of Arms 14" x 11"
Click here for a Free name search or to ask any questions.
www.family-name.co.uk /affiliate_signup.php   (110 words)

  
 Bibliography (code [neu])
On the arms and some flags of Cambodia, South Korea, North Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaya/Malaysia, Maldives, Manchukuo, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sikkim, Singapur, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cyprus; Saudi A
Includes 250 colour plates, more than 1.700 colour illustrations of flags, badges and coat of arms.
A mirror of the politically drastic era of those days: It is documented and illustrated by flags, ensigns, standards, coats of arms and pennants.
flagspot.net /flags/bib-neu.html   (2821 words)

  
 Media's Take on the News: 3-12-03 to 4-24-03
It has not helped that in the 1990's the United States supplied more than $100 million in arms and military training to six of the seven African countries that have been involved in the fighting of the Congo war.
Even in a magical world where great powers always had good intentions, no outside intervention — whether by American, European, African or United Nations forces — would be likely to solve Congo's problems.
When the Mexican army crossed the Rio Grande to evict them in 1846, Polk declared himself aggrieved and unfurled a war declaration written some weeks earlier.
hnn.us /articles/1046.html   (18092 words)

  
 Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
British Virgin Islands -- group of island east of Puerto Rico.
Cambodia - climate, geography, people, culture and more.
Canada -- color picture with coat of arms of all the provinces.
members.aol.com /sskufca/country.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Family Heritage Center Order Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Family Name and Coat of Arms to be used on items.
Family Name History Framed 13 1/2" X 16 1/2" and Graphic Coat of Arms Framed
Please add your order and shipping totals and enter at the box at the left.
www.family-name.cc /Orderform.html   (268 words)

  
 Portugal HQ : Northern Portugal
Include Cambodia, Egypt, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Portugal, and Thailand.
Two semi-detached villas with private pools a mile away from the market town ofCaldas da Rainha.
Portugal Roots Web: Portuguese surnames, coat of arms, noni.
portugalhq.com /northernportugal/index.php   (829 words)

  
 Coffee Mug with Argentina imprint and Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Coffee Mug with Argentina imprint and Coat of Arms
Coffee Mug with Argentina flag and soccer ball
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