Currently very few, as economy is still recovering from civil war. Considerable future potential. Given the right conditions, Cambodia could achieve self-sufficiency in rice. Gems, especially sapphires. Possible offshore oil wealth. Timber trade to Thailand.
Weaknesses
Tiny tax base makes economic reform hard to implement. Dependence on overseas aid; corruption at most levels of government limits its effectiveness. Loss of skilled workers as result of Khmer Rouge anti-bourgeois atrocities in the 1970s.
Profile
Cambodia's economy was devastated during the Pol Pot years. The Vietnamese attempted some reconstruction based on central planning, then switched to policies encouraging the private sector. The presence of the UN encouraged some limited development.
