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CAMBODIA

Official Country Name KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

Languages KHMER

Population 16,449,519

Median Age 25.7

GDP Per Capita US $4,000

Source: CIA World Factbook

Total Value of Art Exported (UN Comtrade Database 2016) US $221,866

Arts Funding (Culture and Fine Arts) US $44,083,527

Art Programs (University Level) 1

Student Enrollment N/A

Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance, AAP (non-official)

Museums Exhibiting Contemporary Art 1

Contemporary Art Galleries (Commercial) 13

Contemporary Art Spaces (Nonprofit) 10

Art Foundations (NGO + Private) 1

Source: AAP (non-official)

Acknowledgments: Martin Phéline

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