Laos
- Official Name:
- Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)
- Area:
- 236.800 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 6.521.998 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Vientiane
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 15 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural), 1 municipality (kampheng nakhon, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane), Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, Xiangkhoang
- Language(s):
- Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 2 December (1975)
- Nationality:
- Lao(s) or Laotian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 7.
- Member of:
- ACCT, APT, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .la
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Kip (LAK) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.100 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 2.773.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 7,4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 43,4%
- Industry: 30,6%
- Services: 26%
- Labor force:
- 2.100.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2005):
-
- Agriculture 80%
- Iindustry and services: 20%
- Unemployment rate:
- 2,4% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6.8% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 400.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 537.400.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -504.200.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 982.200.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Garments, wood products, coffee, electricity, tin
- Exports - Partners:
- Thailand 29,4%, Vietnam 12,5%, France 6%, Germany 4,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.376.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods
- Imports - partners:
- Thailand 66,8%, China 9,1%, Vietnam 5,8% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 316.900.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 3.179.000.000 (2006)
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