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Lost Hindu Empire of Cambodia
Pol Pot (1925‐1998) and his communist Khmer Rouge movement led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. During that time, about 1.5 million Cambodians out of a total population of 7 to 8 million died of starvation, execution, disease or
overwork. Some estimates place the death toll even higher. One detention center, S‐21, was so notorious that only seven of the roughly 20,000 people imprisoned there are known to have survived. The Khmer Rouge, in their attempt to socially engineer a classless peasant society, took particular aim at intellectuals, city residents, ethnic Vietnamese, civil servants and religious leaders. An invading Vietnamese army deposed the Khmer Rouge in 1979, and, despite years of guerilla warfare, they never took power again. Pol Pot died in 1998 without ever being brought to justice.
Time‐Line of Cambodia:
c 600 AD All of Cambodia is highly civilized
802 AD Jayavarman founds the Khmer Empire
1203-1220 AD King Jayavaram VII forces the Chams from what is now Vietnam to submit to him.
1431 The Thais capture the Cambodian capital Angkor
1550 The power of Cambodia continues to decline
1594 The Thais capture the capital
1700 Cambodia is squeezed between two powerful neighbours Thailand and Vietnam
1772 The Thais destroy Phnom Phen
1833 The Thais invade Cambodia but soon retreat
1834 The Vietnamese assert control over Cambodia
1840-41 A rebellion takes place
1863 Cambodia becomes a French protectorate
1941 Cambodia is occupied by the Japanese
1945 The French take over Cambodia again
1953 Cambodia becomes independent
Cambodia Data :
Capital and largest city
Phnom Penh 11°33′N 104°55′E
Official languages Khmer
Official script Khmer script
Ethnic groups (2013[1])
90% Khmer
5% Vietnamese
1% Chinese
4% Other
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
‐ Monarch Norodom Sihamoni
‐ Prime Minister Hun Sen
Legislature Parliament
‐ Upper house Senate
Lower house
National Assembly
Formation
‐ Kingdom of Funan 68–550
‐ Kingdom of Chenla 550–706
‐ Khmer Empire 802–1431
‐ Independence (from France)
9 November 1953
Monarchy restored 24 September 1993
Area
‐ Total 181,035 km2 (88th) 69,898 sq mi
‐ Water (%) 2.5
Population
2013 estimate 15,205,539[1] (65th)
Currency Riel (KHR)
Time zone
(UTC+7) (IST + 1.5 )
– as IST = UTC + 5.5
UTC(Coordinates Universal Time)
Is same as GMT.
Drives on the right
Calling code +855
ISO 3166 code : KH
Internet TLD : .kh (TLD = Top Line Domain(name))