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Laos, landlocked country of northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia. It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north that narrows into a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. Overall, the country extends about 650 miles (1,050 km) from northwest to southeast. read more

Laos's ambitious strategies for development are based on generating electricity from its rivers and selling the power to its neighbours, namely Thailand, China and Vietnam, as well as its initiative to become a"land-linked" nation, shown by the planning of four new railways connecting Laos to those same countries. read more

Laos became an independent state in 1953, after gaining its sovereignty from France. The population of Laos is 6,586,266 (2012) and the nation has a density of 29 people per square kilometer. The currency of Laos is the Kip (LAK). read more

The Lao Theung constitute about one-fourth of the population. The Lao Soung group includes peoples who have migrated into northern Laos since the early 19th century and speak Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) or Tibeto-Burman languages. read more

Laos became independent in 1953, with a constitutional monarchy under Sisavang Vong. Shortly after independence, a long civil war ended the monarchy, when the Communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975. Laos is a one-party socialist republic. read more

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