Portal:Cambodia

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Cambodia (/kæmˈboʊdiə/ (listen) or 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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Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khétt [kʰaet]). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but an "autonomous municipality" (Khmer: រាជធានី, réachthéani [riəc.tʰiəniː]; lit. 'Capital'), equivalent to a province governmentally and administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.

Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density of all provinces, but is the second smallest in land area. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province. Mondulkiri has the lowest population density. (Full article...)

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A Buddhist nun at Angkor Wat

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The following are images from various Cambodia-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 11780 Map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 2An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 3Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 4An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 5Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 7Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 8A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 9Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 10King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 11Khmer Apsara dancers (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 12Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia 1964. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 13A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 14The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 15Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 16Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 17Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 18Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 19Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 21Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 22A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 23Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 24Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 25Fish amok, a steamed fish curry, one of the national dishes of Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 26The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 27Map 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 28A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 29Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 30Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 31Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 32Masks and shadow puppets (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 33Map of Funan at around the 3rd century. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 34Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 35Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 36Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 37Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 38Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian heritage site. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 39Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 40Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 41Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 42A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 43Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 44Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 45Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 46Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 47A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 48A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 49John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 50Some styles of sbai clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 51Khmer Wedding Dress (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 52Flag of Cambodia pre-1864. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 53Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 54Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 55Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 56Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 58Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 59Musical instruments and costumes (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 60
Topography of Cambodia
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Image 61A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 62Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 63Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 64Win-Win Memorial dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 65Pre-wedding photographs of Cambodian couple at Angkor Wat (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 66Archers mounted on elephants. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 67Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 68Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 69Cham Muslim in Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 70A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in 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
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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