Portal:Cambodia

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Cambodia (/kæmˈboʊdiə/ (listen); also Kampuchea (/ˌkæmpʊˈtʃiːə/; Khmer: កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Kâmpŭchéa [kampuciə]), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in the southern 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.

Cambodia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. 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, which flourished for over 600 years. The Indianised kingdom facilitated the spread of first Hinduism and then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia and undertook many religious infrastructural projects throughout the region. Angkor Wat is the most famous of these structures and is designated as a World Heritage Site. In the fifteenth century, Cambodia experienced a decline of power, while its neighbors Vietnam and Thailand grew stronger. In 1863, Cambodia became a protectorate of France, and later was part of French Indochina.

Following the 1991 Paris Peace Accords which formally ended the war with Vietnam, Cambodia was governed briefly by a United Nations mission (1992–93). The UN withdrew after holding elections in which around 90 percent 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), who remain in power. Although constitutionally a multi-party state, the 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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The Cambodia women's national football team (Khmer: ក្រុមបាល់ទាត់ជម្រើសជាតិនារីកម្ពុជា។) represents Cambodia in international women's football, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). the team's first activity was in 2018, where they debuted in the AFF Women's Championship. (Full article...)

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A worker is removing the rice seedlings in Kratié Province, Cambodia.

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

Image 1Choeung Ek Monument contains more than 5,000 human skulls. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 2Map of Funan at around the 3rd century. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 3Fish amok, a steamed fish curry, one of the national dishes of Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 4Worldwide zones of tropical monsoon climate (Am). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 5Mekong tributary, Stung Treng Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 6Khmer Wedding Dress (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 7A Buddhist celebration at a Buddhist temple. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 8Cham Muslim in Cambodia (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 9A farm in Kampot province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 10A rural Khmer house (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 11Longvek, the former capital of Cambodia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 12A polluted estuary near Ream commune in Sihanoukville province, Cambodia 2014 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 13Khmer Apsara dancers (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 14Norodom Sihanouk and his wife in Indonesia 1964. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 15A map of rainfall regimes in Cambodia, source: DANIDA (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 16The volume of Tonle Sap Lake over the course of one year
Image 17Flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 18Lon Nol (from History of Cambodia)
Image 19An aerial view of bomb craters in Cambodia (2014) (from History of Cambodia)
Image 20Traditional male clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 21Rice fields in Takeo Province (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 22Agricultural fields in the Kampong Cham province, aerial (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 23A map of forests, vegetation and land use in Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 24A fishing hut on the Tonle Sap (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 25Map 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 26Angkor Wat, the most famous Cambodian heritage site. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 27Sisowath Sirik Matak with President Richard Nixon (from History of Cambodia)
Image 28Nang Sbek Thom figure plate. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 29The mainland of Southeast Asia at the end of the 13th century (from History of Cambodia)
Image 30Masks and shadow puppets (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 31Mountain panorama view in Mondulkiri Province, north-eastern Cambodia, November 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 32John F. Kennedy and Prince Sihanouk in New York, 1961 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 33Unauthorized sand mining at the Tatai River in the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia 2012 (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 34Norodom Sihanouk and his wife with Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena Ceauşescu, 1974 (from History of Cambodia)
Image 35The territories of Eastern Wu (in green), 262 CE (from History of Cambodia)
Image 36Rooms of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum contain thousands of photos taken by the Khmer Rouge of their victims (from History of Cambodia)
Image 37Win-Win Memorial dedicated to the ending of the Cambodian Civil War in 1998. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 38Pchum Ben, also known as "Ancestors' Day". (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 39Worldwide zones of Tropical savanna climate (Aw). (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 40Portrait statue of Jayavarman VII. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 41An overview of drainage divides (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 42Collection of Khmer silk cloths (sompot phamuong) (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 43Some styles of sbai clothing (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 441780 Map of Cambodia and Southeast Asia. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 45Floating homes on the Mekong (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 46Roman trade with India according to the Periplus Maris Erythraei, 1st century CE. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 47Tatai River, draining the southern slopes of the Cardamom Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 48King Norodom Sihamoni (from History of Cambodia)
Image 49Cambodian farmers planting rice (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 50Khmer folk dance (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 51A welcoming ceremony for Sihanouk in China, 1956 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 52Musical instruments and costumes (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 53Pre-wedding photographs of Cambodian couple at Angkor Wat (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 54Southern Annamites montane rain forests: ecoregion territory (in purple) (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 55Geographic map of Cambodia (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 56Coronation of Norodom Sihanouk in 1941. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 57Chrey Thom Waterfall Mondulkiri Province (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 58The tale of Vorvong & Sorvong illustration, a Khmer 19th century drawing. (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 59Flag of Cambodia pre-1864. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 60Emblem of the Salvation Front at the former head office in Phnom Penh. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 61Kampot Province, countryside with remote Elephant Mountains (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 62Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (from History of Cambodia)
Image 63Archers mounted on elephants. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 64
Topography of Cambodia
(from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 65Aromatic long-grain (សែនក្រអូប, sên krâ-op) rice, one of the best paddy rice varieties of Cambodia (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 66A map of Cambodia's Köppen climate classification zones (from Geography of Cambodia)
Image 67Water buffalos in the paddy fields (from Agriculture in Cambodia)
Image 68Cambodian Pidan (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 69Cambodian musical instruments (from Culture of Cambodia)
Image 70Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountain in Khmer architecture. (from History of Cambodia)
Image 71Eisenhower and Sihanouk in 1959 (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))
Image 72Jacqueline Kennedy, Sisowath Kossamak, and Norodom Sihanouk in 1967. (from Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970))

Did you know (auto-generated)

... 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?
... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia?
... that Cambodia's first science-fiction film, Karmalink, combines Buddhist concepts of karma with themes of artificial intelligence?

More Did you know

...that former King Norodom Sihanouk holds the Guinness World Record for the politician who has occupied the greatest variety of political offices?

...that current Prime Minister Hun Sen started his term in 1985?

...that the Tonlé Sap supplies 60% of Cambodia's protein intake?

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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