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                                                                                                                            LAOS

Capital (and largest city)    Vientiane
17°58′N, 102°36′E

Official languages             Lao

Government                     Socialist Republic

 -   President                   Lt. Gen. Choummaly Sayasone

 -   Prime Minister            Bouasone Bouphavanh

Independence                  from France 

 -   Date                         19 July 1949 

Area

 -   Total                         236,800 km² (83rd)
                                     91,429 sq mi 

 -   Water (%)                  2

Population

 -   2005 estimate             5,859,000 (106th)

 -   1995 census                4,574,848 

 -   Density                      25 /km² (177th)
                                     65 /sq mi

GDP (PPP)                        2005 estimate

 -   Total                         $12.547 billion (129th)

 -   Per capita                  $2,124 (138th)

HDI (2004)                        0.553 (medium) (133rd)

Currency                          Kip (LAK)

Time zone                        (UTC+7)

Internet TLD                    .la

Calling code                     +856

Source: www.wikipedia.org