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Cambodia (/kæmˈboʊdiə/ (listen); also Kampuchea (/ˌkæmpʊˈtʃiːə/; Khmer: កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Kâmpŭchéa [kampuciə]), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa [preah riəciənaːcak kampuciə]), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh.

The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 17 million. Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population. Cambodia's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes. Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate of two seasons, and the country is made up of a central floodplain around the Tonlé Sap lake and Mekong Delta, surrounded by mountainous regions. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is an elective constitutional monarchy with a monarch, currently Norodom Sihamoni, chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne as head of state. The head of government is the Prime Minister, currently Hun Sen, the longest serving non-royal leader in Southeast Asia, who has ruled since 1985.

After a period of Japanese occupation during the Second World War, Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953. Despite Cambodia's neutrality, the Vietnam War extended into the country in 1965 via the Ho Chi Minh and Sihanouk trails. A 1970 coup installed the US-aligned Khmer Republic, until being overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The Khmer Rouge ruled the country and carried out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. The Vietnamese-occupied People's Republic of Kampuchea became the de facto government, with attempts to rebuild the country after the genocide mired by limited international recognition and ongoing conflict. (Full article...)

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Neth Savoeun (Khmer: នេត សាវឿន) is the National Police Chief of Cambodia. Savoeun was promoted from Deputy National Police Chief to the most senior law enforcement position of the country in November 2008 after his predecessor, Hok Lundy, whose tenure was mired in controversy and accusations of corruption, died in a helicopter crash. Savoeun, who was 52 years old at the time of his appointment, is married to Prime Minister Hun Sen's niece, Hun Kimleng. Prior to the National Police force, Savoeun was the police chief of Phnom Penh during the State of Cambodia and then, after the 1993 elections, head of the justice department in the Interior Ministry’s Penal Crimes Division. (Full article...)

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A map of Cambodia made of skulls on display in the former S-21 prison camp at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, in Phnom Penh

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Image 1Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 2John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 3Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia 1964. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 4Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 5
Topography of Cambodia
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Image 6Pre-wedding photographs of Cambodian couple at Angkor Wat (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 7A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 8Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 9Flag of Cambodia pre-1864. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 10Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 11Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 12Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 13Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian heritage site. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 14Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 15Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 16Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 17Musical instruments and costumes (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 18A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 19An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 21Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 22A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 23Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 24Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 25Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 26King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 27Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 28A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 29Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 30Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 31A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 32Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 33Khmer Wedding Dress (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 34A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 35Cham Muslim in Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 36Some styles of sbai clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 37A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 38Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 39The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 40The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 41Khmer Apsara dancers (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 42Win-Win Memorial dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 43Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 44Map 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)
Image 45Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 46Archers mounted on elephants. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 47Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 48A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 49Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 50Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 51A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 52Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 53Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 541780 Map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 55Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 56Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 57Map of Funan at around the 3rd century. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 58Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 59Masks and shadow puppets (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 60Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 61Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 62Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 63Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 64Fish amok, a steamed fish curry, one of the national dishes of Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 65Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 66Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 67Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 68Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 69The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 70Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)

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... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia?
... that Cambodian leader Hun Sen released four imprisoned dissidents as a "gift" to the United States upon the opening of its new embassy in Phnom Penh?

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...that King Norodom Sihamoni is one-fourth Italian?

...that the kouprey was declared the national animal of Cambodia by Norodom Sihanouk?

...that the Cambodia national football team finished fourth in the Asian Cup 1972?

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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
Soben Huon - Miss Utah
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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