A small nation in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Cambodia is known for its beautiful, lush landscape, grand temples and palaces, and for it's brutal past.After a series of occupations, Cambodia won it's independence in 1953 only to have power seized by the Khmer Rouge--Cambodian communists.During the next four decades, more than two million citizens were executed, died of starvation or disease, or fled the country.Despite these horrors, a stable government has been established and Cambodians look forward to a peaceful and prosperous future.