Lao People's Democratic Republic
Sathalamalath Pasathi Patai Pasasunh Lao
Surface: 236.800 Km²
Populations: 6.217.141 (2005)
Density: 24 ab/Km²
Governement: Communist state
Capital: Vientiane (442.000 ab.)
Other City: Savannakhét 55.000 ab.
Ethnic groups: Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%,
Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong
and the Yao 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%
Adjacent countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km,
China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km,
Vietnam 2,130 km
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Main Mounts: Phou Bia 2820 m
Main River Mekong 1600 Km
Main Lake Ngum 320 Km²
Main Island: -
Climate: tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November);
dry season (December to April)
Languages: Lao (official), French, English,
and various ethnic languages
Religion: Buddhist 50%,
Animist 50%
Currency Kip
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