Place details
Place nameCambodia
Other namesPreah Reach Ana Pak Kampuchea, Kâmpuchéa, Cambodge, Royaume du Cambodge, Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia, State of Cambodia, State of Kampuchea, Cambodja, Camboja, Camboya, Kambodscha, KHM, KH, ISO116, CB00, Roat Kampuchea, Kâmpuchea Prcheathipâtéyy, Sathearanakrath Pracheachon Kampuchea, Kampuchea démocratique, République démocratique populaire du Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, People's Democratic Republic of Kampuchea, Democratic Kampuchea, Kampuchea, Democratic, Khmer Republic, Khmer, Cambodian
Latitude13
Longitude105
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was home to Neolithic culture by 2nd mill. BC; Hindu-Buddhist influence 1st cen.; home of Khmer kingdom 5th-13th cen.; province of Annam & Siam; border disputes with Siam (Thailand) 19th-20th cen.; border areas saw fighting in Vietnam War from 1961; official language is Khmer, but French is also widely spoken.