AREA ................................................
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236.800
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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6.068.117 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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25,6 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Vientiane
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Kip (LAK)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1954 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,417 (128th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Mekong River 70 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Phou Bia 2817 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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19 July 1949 (from France)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Popular Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.la
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+856
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