Facts and Figures on Laos
The information was from my World Book Encyclopedia, 2004.
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Full Name: 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital City:
Vientiane
Government type:
Communist state
Area:
236,000 sq km 91,120 sq miles
Population:
6,000,000 (approximately)
Time Zone:
GMT/UTC +7, no daylight savings
Languages:
Lao (official), Lao dialects (closely related to Thai) are also spoken French (other) English (other)
Ethnic languages:
(Vietnamese, Chinese)
Religion:
60% Buddhist, 40% animist and spirit cults
Currency:
Kip (KN)
Lao currency - kip
Country Dialing Code:
856
Electricity:
230V 50HzHz
Land boundaries
Border countries:
Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km
Climate:
Tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); Dry season (December to April)
Terrain:
Mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateau
Exchange rates:
kips per US dollar - 10,820 (2004)
Head of government:
Prime Minister BOUNGNANG Volachit
Source: World Book Encyclopedia, "Laos", 2004
