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Capital Laos : |
Vientiane .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Laos :
| Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km .
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| Climate Laos :
| tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April) .
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| Life expectancy Laos :
| 54.69 years .
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| Fertility rate Laos :
| 4.86 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Laos :
| Communist state .
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| Population Laos :
| 6,068,117 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Laos :
| 236,800 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Laos :
| 61,900 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Laos :
| 55,200 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Laos :
| 856.
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| Sex ratio total Laos :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Laos ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Laos ratio 15 64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Laos ratio 65 :
| 0.83 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Laos :
| $-58 million (2003) |
| HIV Laos :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Laos :
| 40% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy Laos :
| 66,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Laos :
| 3,20% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Laos :
| 30.6% (1997) |
| Inflation Laos :
| 15.3% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Laos :
| 5.7% (1997 est.) |
| Internet Users Laos :
| 15,000 (2002) |
| Location Laos :
| Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam |
| Geographic Coordinates Laos :
| 18 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Religion Laos :
| Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%) |
| Administrative region Laos :
| 16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality* (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural), and 1 special zone** (khetphiset, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun**, Xekong, Xiangkhoang |
| Terrain Laos :
| mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus |
| Elevation extremes lowest Laos :
| Mekong River 70 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Laos :
| Phou Bia 2,817 m |
| Natural resources Laos :
| timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
| Land use arable land Laos :
| 3,80% |
| Land use permanentcrops Laos :
| 0,35% |
| Irrigated land Laos :
| 1,640 sq km |
| Natural hazards Laos :
| floods, droughts |
| Environment current issues Laos :
| unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water |
| Geography note Laos :
| landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand |
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Divisions
Attapu
Bokeo
Bolikhamxai
Champasak
Houaphan
Khammouan
Louangnamtha
Louangphrabang
Oudomxai
Phongsali
Salavan
Savannakhet
Viangchan
Viangchan
Xaignabouli
Xaisomboun
Xekong
Xiangkhoang
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