Laos

Laos (pronounced /ˈlɑː.oʊs/, /ˈlaʊs/, or /ˈleɪ.ɒs/), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to...

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Date founded:

Jul 19, 1949

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Vientiane

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Lao kip

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18.29117	103.60686

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236,800 km²

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GDP (nominal):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
US$	5,187,000,000	2008
US$	4,028,000,000	2007

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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
US$	2,100	2008

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Religion	Percent of population
Christianity	1.3 %
Buddhism	65 %
Animism	32.9 %

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6,320,000
6,521,998	Jul 2007

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National Assembly of Laos

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Officeholder	Office, position, or title	From	To
Choummaly Sayasone	President of Laos	2006
Sisavath Keobounphanh	Vice President of Laos	1996	1998
Oudom Khattigna	Vice President of Laos	1998	2000
Bounnhang Vorachith	Vice President of Laos	2006
Khamtai Siphandon	President of Laos	1998	2006
Choummaly Sayasone	Vice President of Laos	2000	2006

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