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LAO PDR |
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Background Information : |
| Capital |
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Vientiane |
| Land area |
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236,800 sq.km |
| Population |
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5.3 million (1999) |
| Language |
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Lao |
| Religion |
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Buddhism |
| Government Type |
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People's Democratic Republic |
| Member of |
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ASEAN, ADB, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, WHO, IDA, WIPO, IFC, ILO, IMF, UN, NCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNICEF, WHO, EALAF |
| Currency |
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Kip |
| GDP |
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Kip 13,482 billion (2000) at current market prices |
| Major Industries |
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Garment industry, wood-based and processing industries, electricity |
| Major Exports |
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Coffee, electricity, clothing, wood and forest product and Gypsum |
| Major Imports |
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Industrial machinery, chemicals, iron, electrical machinery and parts, steel, oil, construction material and consumption goods |
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