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SITE SEARCH SITE MAP Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Laos Languages of Laos See language map. [See also SIL publications on the languages of Laos.] Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao. 6,068,117. Population includes 2,769,000, or 71% speakers Daic languages, 1,100,000, or 24.1% Austro-Asiatic languages, 175,000, or 4% Miao-Yao languages, 42,500, or 1% Tibeto-Burman languages (1991 J. Matisoff). National or official langua ...

Lao People’s Democratic Republic Capital : Vientiane Major Language(s) : Lao, Thai, Kmhu Largest City : Vientiane Date of UN Membership : 14 Dec. 1955 Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 534 Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 17°57'N 102°34'E Currency : kip GDP (million US$, 1997) : 1753 Area (km2) : 236800 Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 5297 Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 22 GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 348 NEW YORK MISSION ADDRESS : P ...

[top.htm] LAND IN SLOW MOTION After years of seclusion and stagnation, the pace of change in Laos has speeded all the way up to a crawl, but fears of foreign influence continue to slow the flow of investment and development in this breathtakingly beautiful backwater by Ron Gluckman/Laos KEEPING A CLOSE EYE on the mobsters, I slink lower in my chair, trying to slurp my noodles inconspicuously -- to little avail. The sole foreigner in a restaurant in the northern town of Luang Namtha, I' ...

Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America | World Atlas | WIN $100 here LAOS A Brief Description Fast Facts Flag Landforms Lat/Long Links Maps Time Traveler Info Weather PRINT THIS MAP A Brief Description Rich in Buddhist traditions and beliefs, this ancient landlocked land called Laos was controlled by Thailand (Siam) through most of the 19th century ...

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STATUSRepublic AREA236,725 sq km CAPITALVientiane POPULATION4,139,000 LANGUAGESLao RELIGIONSBuddhist CURRENCYKip MAIN PRODUCTSEnergy, Timber, Coffee, Tin

SEARCH YOUTHINK! ABOUTISSUESGET INVOLVEDMULTIMEDIA4KIDS4TEACHERS Home > Youthink! Employment: It’s Your Future People from around the world think finding a decent job is the key to escaping poverty. But young people, on average, are two to three times more likely than their parents to be unemployed. If you think about it, the importance of your job goes well beyond your monthly paycheck—jobs are at the very heart of a country’s growth and a person’s security and livelihood. Do you ...