Following a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normality, as did the rapid diminishment of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1990s. A coalition government, formed after national elections in 1998, brought renewed political stability and the surrender of remaining Khmer Rouge forces.

• History of Cambodia
• Geography of Cambodia
• Demographics of Cambodia
• Architecture of Cambodia
• Politics of Cambodia
• Economy of Cambodia
• Communications in Cambodia
• Transportation in Cambodia
• Military of Cambodia
• Foreign relations of Cambodia

Reference

• Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

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