Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, a liberalization of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997..
Capital Xekong :
Vientiane .
Climate Xekong :
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April) .
Life expectancy Xekong :
54.69 years .
Fertility rate Xekong :
4.86 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
Government Xekong :
Communist state .
Population Laos :
6,068,117 (July 2004 est.) .
Area Total Laos :
236,800 sq km .
Telephones Main Lines In Use Laos :
61,900 (2002) .
Telephones Mobile Cellular Laos :
55,200 (2002) .
International Country Code Xekong :
856.
Xekong Laos on CountryXP. Laos Xekong informations.
Xekong Laos on CountryXP. Laos Xekong informations.
