Cambodia is a place.
Cambodia ( [ kæmˈboʊdiə ] កម ព ជ , or Kampuchea [ kɑmpuˈciə ] ) , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia ( ព រ រ ជ ណ ចក រកម ព ជ , Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa , [ ˈprĕəh riəciənaːˈcɑk kɑmpuˈciə ] ) , is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is 181035 km2 in area , bordered by Thailand to the northwest , Laos to the northeast , Vietnam to the east , and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest . Cambodia has a population of over 15 million . The country 's minority groups include Vietnamese , Chinese , Chams , and 30 hill tribes .