Kingdom of Cambodia - Cambodia (English spelling) Cambodia

Japanese: カンボジア王国 - カンボジア（英語表記）Cambodia

A country in the southeastern part of the Indochina Peninsula. Its official name is the Kingdom of Cambodia. Its capital is Phnom Penh. It is located in the Mekong River basin and is a rice-growing region. Around the end of the 1st century, the Khmer Funan Funan After the prosperity of the Angkor Dynasty from the 6th to 15th centuries, it became a French protectorate in 1863, and gained independence as a kingdom in 1953. In 1970, the Lon Nol regime established the Khmer Republic, but was overthrown, and in 1976 the Pol Pot regime established the Democratic Kampuchea government. After that, the People's Republic of Cambodia under the Heng Samrin regime was established in 1979, and the Democratic Kampuchea Union Government with Sihanouk as president was established in 1982, with the former renamed the State of Cambodia in 1989 and the latter renamed Cambodia in 1990. Unified elections were held in 1993, and it became a constitutional monarchy with Sihanouk as king. In 2004, Sihamoni became the new king. Population 14.45 million (2010). Kampuchea.
[Additional information] It can also be written as "Kampo Zhai."

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:

インドシナ半島南東部の国。正称、カンボジア王国。首都プノンペン。メコン川流域にあり、米作地帯。1世紀末ごろクメール族が扶南ふなんを建国。6～15世紀アンコール王朝の繁栄を経て、1863年フランスの保護領となり、1953年王国として独立。1970年ロン＝ノル政権がクメール共和国を樹立したが倒れ、1976年ポル＝ポト政権が民主カンボジア政府を発足。その後、1979年樹立のヘン＝サムリン政権のカンボジア人民共和国と1982年樹立のシアヌークを大統領とする民主カンボジア連合政府が並立し、前者は1989年カンボジア国に、後者は1990年カンボジアに改名。1993年統一選挙が行われ、シアヌークを国王とする立憲君主国となった。2004年シハモニ新国王即位。人口1445万（2010）。カンプチア。
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