There is a country called Cambodia.
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 . The country 's minority groups include Vietnamese , Chinese , Chams , and 30 hill tribes . In 1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France which doubled the size of the country by reclaiming the north and west from Thailand . The country faces numerous challenges .