Colonial France until 1953 the power struggle occurs between the Tsar and the Lao communist country also see stuck in the Viet Nam war. Communist forces overthrew the monarchy in 1975, declared the year of separation of mind ..
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, the Laos started opening up to the world, but despite the country's economic reforms are still poor and rely on aid from abroad.
Most Lao lived in rural areas, where about 80% are working in the agricultural sector mainly rice planting.