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Cambodia portal The Kingdom of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia with a population of over 13 million people. Most Cambodians are Therevada Buddhists of Khmer extraction. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as Cambodian, or more often, Khmer. Cambodia is the successor state of the mighty Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the 11th and 14th centuries. The country shares a border with Thailand to its west, with Laos to its north, with Vietnam to its east, and with the Gulf of Thailand to its south. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong river and the Tonle Sap, an important source of fish. Selected article Angkor is a name conventionally applied to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the Khmer empire that flourished from approximately the 9th century to the 15th century A.D. (The word "Angkor" itself is derived from the Sanskrit "nagara," meaning "city.")[1] More precisely, the Angkorian period may be defined as the period from 802 A.D., when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself the "universal monarch" and "god-king" of Cambodia, until 1431 A.D., when Thai invaders sacked the Khmer capital, causing its population to migrate south to the area of Phnom Penh. The ruins of Angkor are located amid forests and farmland to the north of the Great Lake (Tonle Sap) and south of the Kulen Hills, near modern day Siem Reap (13°24'N, 103°51'E), and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the magnificent Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together they comprise the most significant site of Khmer architecture. Visitor numbers approach one million annually. References
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Depiction of a guardian spirit (Yaksa) atop a mythological creature (named Kala or Rahu) at the Banteay Srei in Angkor. Famous CambodiansFamous Cambodians:
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Did you know...that Sisowath Monivong was the king of Cambodia from 1927 until his death in 1941? ...that the primary rainforest of Cambodia went from 70% in the 1970's to 3% in today's time? ...that there were 150,000 to 200,000 Muslims in Cambodia as late as 1975? Read more at Islam in Cambodia ...that King Norodom Sihamoni is one-fourth Italian? ...that the kouprey was declared the national animal of Cambodia by Norodom Sihanouk? ...that the Cambodia national football team finished fourth in the Asian Cup 1972? ...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 Tonle Sap supplies 60% of Cambodia's protein intake? ...that Saigon was founded by Cambodians? Things you can do
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