Laos History
Legal name: Lao People's Democratic Republic (abbreviation: sapop. Laos) (The Lao People's Democratic Republic)
Capital: Vientiane (Vientiane)
Religion: Theravada Buddhism
National flower: dok Champa Lao (Champa), or frangipani.
National day: December 2
The date is a member of ASEAN. July 23:2540 (1997)
National languages: the language of Laos
Languages: Lao language
Geographical characteristics
"Climate."
Similar to the Tropical North and northeast of Thailand
The population.
With a population of about 6 million people, consisting of 68 ethnic groups, which are split into 3 groups, Lao thoeng, Lao people, Lao is high and.
Politics
The ruling Communist socialist system or through the use of the word democracy in Laos, people by a single political party is the people's Revolutionary Party of Laos, with the Prime Minister as head of Government and the "President" (the President) is the head of State.
Economy of Laos are developing better, respectively, since the free market economic system changes when 2529 (1986) Laos is rich with natural resources, forest and agriculture including large minerals such as lead, Tin, iron, coal, gypsum. Jewellery and oil until there is a gold mining and water resources for electricity generation has also generated revenue, the country very much.