Kingdom of Cambodia
ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa
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1953–1970 →
Flag Royal coat of arms
Anthem
Nokor Reach
បទនគររាជ
"Royal Kingdom"[1]
Capital Phnom Penh
Languages Khmer
Religion Buddhism
Government Dominant-party constitutional monarchy
King
- 1953–1955 Norodom Sihanouk
- 1955–1960 Norodom Suramarit
Head of State
- 1960 Chuop Hell
- 1960 Sisowath Monireth
- 1960 Chuop Hell
- 1960–1970 Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970 Cheng Heng
Prime Minister
- 1953 Penn Nouth (first)
- 1969–1970 Lon Nol (last)
Legislature Parliament
Historical era Cold War
- Independence 9 November 1953
- Coup d'etat 18 March 1970
- Republic proclaimed 9 October 1970
Population
- 1962 est. 5,728,771[2]
Currency Riel