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    Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese...
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  • Look up Laos, laos, or LAOS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Laos is a country in southeast Asia. Laos or LAOS may also refer to: Lao River, a river...
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    The Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) was a civil war in Laos waged between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government from 23 May 1959 to 2 December...
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    president of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is the head of state of Laos. The current president is Thongloun Sisoulith, since 22 March 2021. He was...
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    The flag of Laos (Lao: ທຸງຊາດລາວ; thungsad Lāo) consists of three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top...
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    The economy of Laos is a lower-middle income developing economy. Being one of the socialist states (along with China, Cuba, Vietnam, and North Korea),...
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    The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government in Laos from 1947 to 1975. Located in Southeast Asia at the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, it was...
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    Viangchan, pronounced [wía̯ŋ t͡ɕàn]) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is...
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    highlands of Indochina, which constitute the territories of the modern Laotian nation-state, dates back to the Lower Paleolithic. These earliest human...
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    French protectorate of Laos (French: Protectorat français du Laos) was a French protectorate in Southeast Asia of what is today Laos between 1893 and 1953—with...
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    romanized: Sapha Heng Xat) is the highest power organisation of Laos. It is the only branch of government in Laos, and per the principle of unified power, all state...
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    Laos is a country in and the only landlocked nation in mainland Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam. It covers approximately 236...
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  • Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao: ແຂວງ, khoueng) and 1 prefecture (kampheng nakhon), or capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang). Furthermore...
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    The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic...
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    Laos developed its culture and customs as the inland crossroads of trade and migration in Southeast Asia over millennia. As of 2012 Laos has a population...
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    Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is divided into 17 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ], khoeng, qwang or khoueng) and one...
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    Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism...
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  • Laos are days when workers get the day off work. The Lao word for "holiday" or "festival" is boun (ບຸນ, also spelled bun). List of festivals in Laos Culture...
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    Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. The country's population was estimated at about 7.43 million in 2021, dispersed unevenly across the country. Most...
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  • The Laotian Chinese (Lao: ຄົນລາວຈີນ) are Laotian citizens of Han Chinese ancestry. They constitute one of the many Overseas Chinese residing in Southeast...
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  • music of Laos includes the music of the Lao people, a Tai ethnic group, and other ethnic groups living in Laos. The traditional music of Laos has similarities...
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    This article concerns the systems of transportation in Laos. Laos is a country in Asia, which possesses a number of modern transportation systems, including...
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    The Boten–Vientiane railway is the Lao section of the Laos–China Railway (LCR), running between the capital Vientiane and the northern town of Boten on...
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    The foreign relations of Laos, internationally designated by its official name as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, after the takeover by the Pathet...
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    Hmong people (category Ethnic groups in Laos)
    Chongqing, and Guangxi) and countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. There is also a large diasporic community in the...
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    Lao cuisine (redirect from Laotian food)
    Laotian cuisine is the national cuisine of Laos. The staple food of the Lao is sticky rice (Lao: ເຂົ້າໜຽວ, khao niao, pronounced [kʰȁw.nǐa̯w]). Laos has...
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  • Laos has no established Jewish presence, but as this communist country gradually opens up to foreign tourism, Chabad has secured permission to establish...
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    national shrine at Pha That Luang. The coat of arms is specified in the Laotian constitution: The National Emblem of the Lao People's Democratic Republic...
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    The wildlife of Laos encompasses the animals and plants found in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, a landlocked country in southeastern Asia. Part...
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