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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand in the southwest. It spans an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles), dominated by a low-lying plain and the confluence of the Mekong river and Tonlé Sap, Southeast Asia's largest lake. It is dominated by a tropical climate and is rich in biodiversity. Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang.

In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire. The Indianised kingdom facilitated the spread of first Hinduism and then Buddhism to Southeast Asia and undertook religious infrastructural projects throughout the region, the most famous of which is Angkor Wat. In the 15th century, it began a decline in power until, in 1863, Cambodia became a French protectorate. Following Japanese occupation during World War II, Cambodia declared independence from France in 1953. The Vietnam War embroiled the country in civil war during the 1960s, culminating in a 1970 coup which installed the US-aligned Khmer Republic and the takeover of the communist Khmer Rouge in 1975. The Khmer Rouge ruled the country and carried out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, until they were ousted during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. Peace was restored by the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and subsequent United Nations peacekeeping mission, establishing a new constitution, holding the 1993 general election, and ending long-term insurgencies. The 1997 coup d'état consolidated power under Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). (Full article...)

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Front side of the main complex

Angkor Wat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m²; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it was originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu. It was later gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the century. Considered by some experts to be the largest religious structure in the world, it is regarded as one of the best examples of Khmer architecture and a symbol of Cambodia, depicted as a part of the Cambodian national flag.

Angkor Wat was built at the behest of the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology and is surrounded by a moat more than 5 km (3.1 mi). Enclosed within an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west with scholars divided as to the significance of this. (Full article...)

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Image 1Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 2Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh (from History of Cambodia)
Image 3Phnom Penh in 1964. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 4A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 5An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 7Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 8A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 9Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 10Moonlight pavilion in Phnom Penh (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 11Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 12Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 13Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 14The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 15Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 16Phnom Penh in 1973 amid the Cambodian Civil War. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 17Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 18Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 19Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 21The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 22Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 23Archaeologists examine prehistoric cave paintings in Pursat province (from Early history of Cambodia)
Image 24A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 25Hun Sen was the longest-serving head of government in Cambodia's history. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 26Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 27King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 28John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 29Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII (from History of Cambodia)
Image 30Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 31Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 32Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 33Flag of Cambodia pre-1864 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 34Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 35The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 36Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 37Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia, 1964 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 38
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Image 39Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 40Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 41The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 42Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 43A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 44Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 45Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 46Khmer musical instruments and theatre masks (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 47Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 48Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 49A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 50Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 51Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 52Win-Win Memorial, dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 53Map of Funan at around the 3rd century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 54Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 55A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 56A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture (from History of Cambodia)
Image 58A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 59Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 60Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 61Archers mounted on war elephants, stone relief at the Bayon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 62Traditional Khmer music performance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 63Khmer couple in traditional clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 64Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 65Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 661780 map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 67An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 68Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 69Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 70Map of South-east Asia c. 900 CE, showing the Khmer Empire in red, Champa in yellow and Haripunjaya in light green, plus additional surrounding states (from History of Cambodia)

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Famous Cambodians

Notable Cambodians include:

François Chau - Actor/Fisherman
Chuon Nath - Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism, father of the Khmer dictionary
Patricia Hy-Boulais - Professional tennis player
Keng Vannsak - Famous Khmer writer, philosopher and linguist
Khun Srun - Khmer writer
Kong Bunchhoeun - Famous Khmer poet and songwriter.
Kris Dim - Pro bodybuilder
Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt - Angelina Jolie's adopted son
Haing S. Ngor - Academy Award winner
Somaly Mam - Human rights activist, Olympic flag bearer
Rithy Panh - Director
Dith Pran - New York Times photo journalist
Norodom Sihanouk - King, Prime Minister, Actor, Director, Songwriter, Screenwriter
Loung Ung - Human rights activist
Chhun Yasith - President of Cambodian Freedom Fighters
Ros Sereysothea - One of the greatest female Khmer singers from the 1960s and early '70s
Sinn Sisamouth - Considered the greatest Khmer singer ever who also often sang with Sothea
Soth Polin - Famous Khmer writer
Touch Sunnix - Famous female Khmer singer.
Vann Molyvann - Considered the greatest Cambodian architect
Vong Sarendy - Fleet Admiral in the Khmer Republic, head of the Khmer National Navy (MNK) from 1970 to 1975.
Sosthène Fernandez - commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) and chief of general staff of the Khmer Republic.

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