Talk:Politics of Cambodia

I am interested in religious and political freedom. I would like to be able to use the Wikipedia as a reference to research the type and degree of these freedoms in the various countries of the world.

I hope that KQ, Geronimo and others who are forming a consensus on the article format (or template) will accomodate my research goals.

However, I'm not sure the Cambodia article is suitable for my needs at this point. I want to find out when the Communist dictatorship, which murdered around 2 million of its own country's civilians, came into power. If it went out of power, I would like to know when and how that happened. Is it safe for Christians to visit as tourists? as missionaries?

Another related question is the designation of the form of goverment. Many countries have the phrase democratic republic in their name. Is there any correlation between that phrase and the country's actual form of government? Two decades ago, I was of the opinion that "democratic republic" was usually synonymous with "Communist dictatorship". What I need from the Wikipedia is clear and accurate information on each "democratic republic" country, so that I can test my hypothesis. Please remember that I am not advocating a POV about this issue; rather, I am looking for data against which to check my hypothesis.

Thanks for reading this long rant. What are the committee's plans in regards to this matter? --Ed Poor