PORTAL:CAMBODIA

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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland 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 most populous city is Phnom Penh.

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. In the fifteenth century, Cambodia experienced a decline of power, and in 1863, it became a protectorate of France. After a period of Japanese occupation during the Second World War, Cambodia gained independence in 1953. 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, which was 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. Following the 1991 Paris Peace Accords which formally ended the war with Vietnam, Cambodia was governed by a United Nations mission (1992–93). The UN withdrew after holding elections in which around 90% of the registered voters cast ballots. The 1997 coup d'état consolidated power under Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). While constitutionally a multi-party state, CPP dominates the political system and dissolved its main opposition party in 2017, making Cambodia a de facto one-party state. ( Full article...)

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U.S. tanks entering Snuol in Cambodia in 1970.

The Cambodian Civil War ( Khmer: សង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Sângkréam Sivĭl Kâmpŭchéa) was a civil war in Cambodia fought between the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge, supported by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong) against the government forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia and, after October 1970, the Khmer Republic, which had succeeded the kingdom (both supported by the United States and South Vietnam).

The struggle was complicated by the influence and actions of the allies of the two warring sides. North Vietnam's People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) involvement was designed to protect its Base Areas and sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia, without which it would have been harder to pursue its military effort in South Vietnam. Their presence was at first tolerated by Prince Sihanouk, the Cambodian head of state, but domestic resistance combined with China and North Vietnam continuing to provide aid to the anti-government Khmer Rouge alarmed Sihanouk and caused him to go to Moscow to request the Soviets rein in the behavior of North Vietnam. The deposition of Sihanouk by the Cambodian National Assembly in March 1970, following wide scale protests in the capital against the presence of PAVN troops in the country, put a pro-American government in power (later declared the Khmer Republic) which demanded that the PAVN leave Cambodia. The PAVN refused and, at the request of the Khmer Rouge, promptly invaded Cambodia in force. ( Full article...)

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

Image 1Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 2 Khmer royal ballet (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 3The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 4A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 5Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII (from History of Cambodia)
Image 6Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 7The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 8Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 9Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 10 John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 11Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 12Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 13Map 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 14Map of Funan at around the 3rd century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 15 Win-Win Memorial, dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 16Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 17A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 18A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 19 Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 21Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia, 1964 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 22A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 23 Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture (from History of Cambodia)
Image 24 Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 25A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 26 Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 27Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 28Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 29Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 30Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 31The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 32A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 33Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 34Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 35Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 36Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 37Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 38Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 39Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 40Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 41Khmer musical instruments and theatre masks (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 42 Khmer couple in traditional clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 43 Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 44A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 451780 map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia (from History of Cambodia)
Image 46Khmer pagoda in Prek Leap (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 47
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Image 48Traditional Khmer music performance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 49 Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 50Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 51Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 52Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 53 Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 54Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 55 Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 56Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 57An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 58Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh (from History of Cambodia)
Image 59Moonlight pavilion in Phnom Penh (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 60An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 61Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 62Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 63Flag of Cambodia pre-1864 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 64The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 65 Archers mounted on elephants (from History of Cambodia)
Image 66Khmer couple in wedding attires (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 67Children practicing Bokator (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 68 Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 69 Amok Trey, Cambodia’s national dish (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 70King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 71Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 72A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))

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... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence?

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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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