Kampuchea (Vietnam War Didn't Happen)

Kampuchea, formally the People's Republic of Kampuchea, also known as Cambodia is a nation in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Laos to the north and Thailand to the west. The main ethnic group is the Khmer.

The earliest Khmer civilization and state was the kingdom of Funan and Chenla. Then there was the Khmer Empire, the largest and most powerful empire in Southeast Asia until starting losing territories from neighboring countries. Kampuchea was vassalized and later annexed by Siam and Dai Nam and later get colonized by France along with Vietnam and Laos. After gaining independence, the communist Khmer Rouge deposed the monarch and came into power in Kampuchea, later carrying out a genocide that killed millions of Khmer and Vietnamese. Vietnam declared war and with help from the Soviet Union, the Khmer Rouge was ousted form power and the People's Republic of Kampuchea was established and become the Kampuchea state today.

Kampuchea is a member of the United Nations, ASEAN, the East Asia Summit, the WTO, the Non-Aligned Movement and La Francophonie. It has good relations with its neighboring countries and other countries in the world.