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OFFICIAL NAME
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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GEOGRAPHY
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Situated between Thailand on the west and Vietnam on the east, Laos is also bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and C hina in the north, as well as Cambodia in the south. | |
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AREA
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236,000 sq km / 91,120 sq miles | |
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COMPARATIVE
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just smaller than the state of Indiana | |
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POPULATION
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6,000,000 | |
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CAPITAL
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Vientiane | |
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LITERACY
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79% (age 15+ and can read and write) | |
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LANGUAGE
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Official: Lao (Dialects closely related to Thai are also spoken.) Other: French and English |
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RELIGION
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Buddhist - 60% Animist & spirit cults - 40% |
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POLITICS
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Communist state | |
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INCOME
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Per capita income US$ 390 per year | |
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CURRENCY
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Kip (KN) | |
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TIME ZONE
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GMT/UTC +7 | |
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SOURCES
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Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News. |
Country Profile
Portal
News: Country-Specific
News: Asia General
- Channel News Asia (all Asia)
- World News Asia (all Asia)
Travel
- Lao National Tourism Administration
- Visit Laos
- Lonely Planet/Laos
- U.S. State Department Travel/Laos consular page
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