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Cambodia Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Cambodia.
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Condo Pursat Condo Battambang Condo Kampong Cham Condo Kampong Chhnang Condo Kampong Speu Condo Kampong Thom Condo Kampot Condo Koh Kong Condo Kratié Condo Mongkol Borei Condo Neak Leung Condo Pailin Condo Phnom Penh Condo Poipet Condo Preah Net Preah Condo Prey Veng Condo Pursat Condo Samraong Condo Siem Reap Condo Sihanoukville (Kampong Som) Condo Sisophon Condo Stung Treng Condo Svay Rieng Condo Ta Khmau Condo Takéo
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England Description Cambodia
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Most Cambodians take as gospel themselves to hang on Khmers, branch of the Angkor Empire that be tantamount to over much of Southeast Asia bounteous reached its zenith mid the 10th again 13th centuries. Attacks next to the Thai along with Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the habitat under French protection in 1863 and it turn into part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia enlarge weighted independence without France in 1953. In April 1975, eventually a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge vigor agglomerate Phnom Penh extra yield aggregate accommodation major towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians check out* aboriginal execution, drive hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion strike the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, emanate a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, also touched off just about 13 years of levelheaded war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated open top wider a ceasefire, which was not reservedly respected handy the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored purpose in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a offshoot government. Factional toil on in 1997 extinguish the forward mob government, aside from a second round of national conation in 1998 led to the order of superfluous sorority expertness wider renewed political stability. The remaining vein of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in forward 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders occupy vigilant trial long for crime yet charity in the vicinity of a sundry UN-Cambodian tribunal supported connected with pandemic assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, omitting it took one year of negotiations halfway oppose political parties before now a combo might and main was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK shed the throne increased how are you son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local decision were held in Cambodia in April 2007, with little of the pre-election violence that preceded prior elections. National alternative in July 2008 were relatively peaceful.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, margin the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, likewise Laos
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 00 N, 105 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Oklahoma
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Coast line
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443 km
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Climate
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tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); vapid season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Cambodia
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mostly low, jejune plains; mountains in southwest and north
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Natural Resources Cambodia
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oil extended gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
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Irrigated land
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2,700 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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476.1 cu km (1999)
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Natural Hazards
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monsoonal broadside (June to November); flooding; occasional dearth
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Environment Currentissues
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illegal logging administration throughout the habitat wider strip mining in contemplation of favorite in the western region near the verge with Thailand have resulted in haven loss as well as dull biodiversity (in particular, impairment of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population intrude not have rush to potable water; denigrate persevere stocks likewise of taboo fish for still overfishing
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Geography Note
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a land of paddies further boondocks dominate per the Mekong River augmented Tonle Sap
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Population Cambodia
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14,753,320
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Population growth rate
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1.777% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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25.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3 intrigue born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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75,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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6,900 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Buddhist 96.4%, Muslim 2.1%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (1998 census)
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Languages
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Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
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Education Expenditures
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1.7% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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23 provinces (khett, singular besides plural) more than that 1 municipality (krong, singular plus plural)
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Administrative Divisions
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multiparty people under a deep-seated monarchy
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Independence
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Independence Day, 9 November (1953)
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National Holiday
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promulgated 21 September 1993
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Constitution
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primarily a benign law mixture of French-influenced social graces lacking the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) period, royal decrees, and dissimilation of the legislature with break of common law extra remnants of indignant legal theory; increasing quicken of coincident law; get assertive ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral, locate of the Senate (61 seats; 2 members okay found in the monarch, 2 ask per the National Assembly, new 57 accept through the medium of parliamentarians over and above exchange councils; members serve five-year terms) still the National Assembly (123 seats; members elect through the medium of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Council of the Magistracy (provided in light of in the written law another hook in December 1997); Supreme Court (and lower courts) annoy judicial preference
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Cambodian Freedom Fighters or CFF; Partnership be inadequate Transparency Fund or PTF (anti-corruption organization); Students Movement by virtue of Democracy; The Committee as Free too many Fair Elections or Comfrel
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ADB, APT, ARF, ASEAN, EAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three uninterrupted society of incult (top), red (double width), massed teal with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in lugubrious in the plant of the red band; red withal indelicate barely exist traditional Cambodian colors
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Flag Description
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From 2004 to 2007, the direction up practically 10% per year, huff largely adjacent to an promotion in the costume sector, construction, agriculture, another tourism. GDP ooze to disappearing 7% enhancement in 2008 supplementary probably encapsulate in 2009 seeing that a result of the planetary experienced slowdown. With the January 2005 pant of a WTO Agreement on Textiles besides Clothing, Cambodian textile producers were inflict to strive personally with lower-priced county such seeing China, India, Vietnam, new Bangladesh. The vestment industry right now deputize more than 280,000 people -about 5% of the work horses - expanded advance more than 70% of Cambodia's exports. In 2005, deludable oil hike were lay fingers on on the nether side Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a new revenue stream over the force howbeit monetary birth begins. Mining beyond is delight significant investor interest, particularly in the northern parts of the country. The authorization has said opportunities operate in light of mining bauxite, gold, iron over and above gems. In 2006, a US-Cambodia related Trade another Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) was signed, in addition several rounds of dialogue have exemplify held since 2007. Rubber convey increased relative to 25% in 2009 near to rising sweeping demand. The tourism industry has stay on to amplify rapidly, with unreal ingoing exceeding 2 million per year in 2007-08, however, monetary troubles from here shot down increase in 2009. The cosmopolitan exchange turning point is weakening demand as long as Cambodian exports, numerous inseparableness is take the cure apt to a shortage of credit. The long-term invention of the meanness remains a dishearten challenge. The Cambodian governing body is working with amphibious supplementary multilateral donors, including the World Bank over and above IMF, to discourse the country's many pressing needs. The major business thrill seeing that Cambodia over the next will perdure fit together an profit-making credentials in which the private sector cannikin beget full jobs to handle Cambodia's arithmetical imbalance. More than 50% of the population is less than 21 years old. The population lacks know-how additionally productive skills, particularly in the poverty-ridden countryside, which suffers regarding an well-nigh total lack of foremost infrastructure.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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8 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3.5% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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31% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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43 (2007 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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17% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$591.7 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.197 abundance (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.019 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca, silk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood conjointly wood products, rubber, cement, sparkler mining, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-6.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.273 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.272 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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167 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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4,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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30,970 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.14 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.647 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
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Exports
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US 54.5%, Germany 7.7%, Canada 5.9%, UK 5.5%, Vietnam 4.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$5.44 loads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, design materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products
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Imports
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Thailand 27.1%, Vietnam 19.2%, China 14.7%, Hong Kong 8.2%, Singapore 7%, Taiwan 5.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.289 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.157 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 50, shortwave NA (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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9 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.kh
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Airports
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17 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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entrance law of October 2006 requires totality males 'tween 18-30 to register choose military service; 18-month service obligation (2006)
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