Laos

Johanna Bjorken & Hongwei Zhang

Laos is located in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia, bordered by China, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The country covers a total of 236,800 square kilometers, 75% of which is mountains and plateaus. The population of the Laos is 5,921,545 people (July 2003 estimate) and is growing at an annual rate of 2.4%. The capital and largest city is Vientiane. The country is divided into 16 provinces. It remains extremely poor; with 85% of the population relying upon subsistence agriculture. Laos remains governed ...

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