Cambodia is located in the heart of Indochina peninsular. It covers the area of 181,035sq km. And it is bounded on the west by Thailand, on the north by Thailand and Laos, and on the east by Vietnam. The name Cambodia is derived from the word Kambuja –meaning the sons of Kambu. According to legend Kambu, an ascetic, married a celestial nymph named Mera and founded the kingdom of Chenla. The neighboring Funan kingdom, the first Hindu State in Southeast Asia gained the kingdom of Chenla in the 6th century. This in effect was the precursor to the great Khmer Empire – the creators of the Angkor temple complex.