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| Area |
total: 181,040 sq km land: 176,520 sq km water: 4,520 sq km |
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tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation |
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13,995,904 note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
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Official Tourism Site
The Kingdom of Cambodia, with its unparalleled cultural heritage and pristine tropical ecology, offers a multitude of fascinating experiences for the modern-day tourist. At the top of the list is the Angkor complex of temples in the province of Siem Reap where more than 400 square kilometers are dotted with the enormous cultural remains of the ancient Khmer civilization. Angkor Wat itself - the world's largest religious monument -dominates the landscape and is truly one of the architectural wonders of humankind.
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Cambodia New Vision
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| CIA World Factbook Description of Cambodia |
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| Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863. Cambodia became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a ceasefire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the remaining Khmer Rouge leaders are awaiting trial by a UN-sponsored tribunal for crimes against humanity. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. |
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