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Cambodia's main industries are garments, tourism, and construction. In 2007, foreign visitors to Angkor Wat numbered more than 4 million.[3] In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial water, and once commercial extract http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia

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