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Introduction - Cambodia: | Location - Cambodia: | People - Cambodia: | Government - Cambodia: | Economy - Cambodia: | Communications - Cambodia: | Transportation - Cambodia: | Military - Cambodia: | Military branches | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2005) | | Military service age and obligation | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 3,002,718
females age 18-49: 3,108,254 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,955,141
females age 18-49: 2,048,611 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 175,497
females age 18-49: 172,788 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 3% (2005 est.) | | Trafficking in persons | current situation: Cambodia is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor; a significant number of women and children are trafficked to Thailand and Malaysia for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; men are trafficked primarily to Thailand for forced labor in the construction and agricultural sectors, particularly the fishing industry, while women and girls are trafficked for factory and domestic work; children are trafficked to Vietnam and Thailand for the purpose of forced begging; Cambodia is a transit and destination point for women from Vietnam trafficked for sexual exploitation; trafficking for sexual exploitation also occurs within Cambodias borders, from rural areas to the cities
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Cambodia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is committed to making significant efforts to sustain progress over the coming year | | Disputes international | Southeast Asian states must maintain border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary with missing boundary markers and claims of Thai encroachments into Cambodian territory; maritime boundary with Vietnam is hampered by unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands; Cambodia accuses Thailand of obstructing access to Preah Vihear temple ruins awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |