Cambodia
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Cambodia (/ k æ m ˈ b oʊ d i ə /; Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Kampuchea, IPA: [kɑmˈpuˈciə]), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With a total landmass of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 sq mi), it is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. With a population of over 14.8 million, Cambodia is the 69th most populous country in the world. The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced by around 95% of the Cambodian population. The country minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 various hill tribes. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh; the political, economic, and cultural center of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni, a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years. In 802 AD Jayavarman II declared himself king which marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire. Successive kings flourished which marked the Khmer empire's immense power and wealth who dominate much of South East Asia for over 600 years. Cambodia was ruled as a vassal between its neighbors, until it was colonized by the French in mid-19th century. Cambodia gained independence in 1953. The Vietnam War extended into Cambodia, giving rise to the Khmer Rouge, which took Phnom Penh in 1975. Cambodia reemerged several years later within a socialistic sphere of influence as the People's Republic of Kampuchea until 1993. After years of isolation, the war-ravaged nation was reunited under the monarchy in 1993. Rebuilding from decades of civil war, Cambodia has seen rapid progress in the economic and human resource areas. The country has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with economic growth growing an average 6.0% for the last 10 years. Strong textiles, agriculture, construction, garments, and tourism sectors led to foreign investments and international trade. In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, and once commercial extraction begins in 2013, the oil revenues could profoundly affect Cambodia's economy. However the majority of Cambodians are not beneficiaries of economic growth because wealth is spread very unevenly, as a result of the prevalence of massive government corruption. According to Transparency International Cambodia is the fourth most corrupt nation in the Asia Pasific region, only Afganistan, North Korea and Myanmar are considered more corrupt, Cambodia is ranked 164 out of 182 in the world. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Cambodia:CambodiaCambodia. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Former name: Kampuchea [edit] Translations. country in Southeast Asia ... Cambodian Of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language. ... of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language ... Kampuchea Cambodia [edit] Translations. Former name for Cambodia. Armenian: ... Bosnian: Kampučija bs(bs) f., Kambodža bs(bs) f. ( cur.) Burmese: ကမ္ဘောဒီးယားနိုင်ငံ ... From Wiktionary under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Cambodia:Henry KissingerA massive bombing campaign in Cambodia. Anything that flies on anything that moves. ... Nixon's orders to initiate war on Cambodia (December 1970), as quoted in "Kissinger Tapes ... The Killing Fields (film) [reading] Dear sir, My family and I are planning a touring vacation of southeast Asia and anticipate, uh 2 weeks in Cambodia touring the country. ... Frost/Nixon (film) Written by Peter Morgan, based on his play of the same name. ... only one criticism of that Cambodia thing; if you'd gone in earlier you might've captured the gun that killed ... From Wikiquote under the
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Arts: Visual Arts: Multiple Media Artists: L Lecomte, Dominique - New-England, the American West and Cambodia seen by a French artist living in the USA. Lee, Jeong-hun - A ... Society: Religion and Spirituality: Buddhism ... See also: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Meditation: Centers (1) Asian Buddhist Directory - Buddhanet's directory of Buddhist groups in Burma, Cambodia, India ... Regional: Asia Cambodia (196) China (2,380) Cyprus@ (1,890) East Timor@ (85) Georgia (248) Hong Kong (2,154) India (14,051)
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