Laos

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300292265
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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Laos

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Laos (East & Southeast Asia)

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Introduction ::Laos

Background:

Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan

Xang, established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For

300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day

Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos.

After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination

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 and instituting a

strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited

return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign

investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN

in 1997. In late 2009, Thailand returned to Laos about 3,000

Hmong residing in refugee camps.

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Geography ::Laos

Location: Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam

Geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 105 00 E

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area:

Total: 236,800 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 83

Land: 230,800 sq km

Water: 6,000 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly larger than Utah

Land boundaries:

Total: 5,083 km

Border countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423

km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

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Maritime claims: None (landlocked)

Climate: Tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry

season (December to April)

Terrain: Mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Mekong River 70 m

Highest point: Phu Bia 2,817 m

Natural resources: Timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones

Land use:

Arable land: 4.01%

Permanent crops: 0.34%

Other: 95.65% (2005)

Irrigated land: 1,750 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 333.6 cu km (2003)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): 6

Total: 3 cu km/yr (4%/6%/90%)

Per capita: 507 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: floods, droughts

Environment - current issues: Unexploded ordnance; deforestation;

soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental

Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Landlocked; most of the country is mountainous

and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the

western boundary with Thailand

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People ::Laos

Population: 6,368,162 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 104

Age structure:

0-14 years: 40.8% (male 1,399,674/female 1,386,526)

15-64 years: 56.2% (male 1,900,638/female 1,938,165)

65 years and over: 3.1% (male 90,144/female 119,198) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 20.7 years

Male: 20.4 years

Female: 21 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.712% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 72

Birth rate: 26.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 55

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Death rate: 8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 95

Net migration rate: -1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Country comparison to the world: 160

Urbanization:

Urban population: 31% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 5.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 61.19 deaths/1,000 live births

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Country comparison to the world: 35

Male: 67.36 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 54.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 62 years

Country comparison to the world: 181

Male: 60.14 years

Female: 63.94 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.22 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 56

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 100

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 5,500 (2007 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 122

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

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