Laos (pronounced /ˈlɑː.oʊs/, /ˈlaʊ/, or /ˈleɪ.ɒs/), officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People’s Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the 14th to the 18th century.
After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the Communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975, but the protesting between factions continued for several years. Forty-four percent of the population lived below the international poverty line of the equivalent of US$1.25 a day according to data from 2006, though the CIA World Factbook currently places this figure at 26%.[4]
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country name:
Laos
capital:
Vientiane
area:
236,800.0 km²
population:
6,677,000
currency:
Kip (LAK)
languages:
Lao, French, English
neighbours:
China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
International Country Code for calling Laos. This page details Laos phone code. The Laos phone codes will help you make international phone calls to Laos. In order to make international calls to Laos, use Laos’s country code before dialing the local number.The Laos country dialing code is only used when calling Laos from another country. To make an international call to Laos, you may also need a city or area code.

Laos REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS
Laos - one of the least developed countries of Indochina: the years of French colonial rule, war and political strife thrown to the side of the state of economic growth, characteristic of most Asian countries. Currently, Laos is a agricultural country with poorly developed transport infrastructure, however, is quite safe in terms of safety of life and comfortable in terms of climatic conditions.
Decades of political isolation have led to the demand for property in Laos from foreign nationals are currently low. Most real estate property are limited to the capital of …
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60 % of the population profess the Buddhism; 1,5 % of inhabitants – Christians. The others adhere mainly àíèìèñòè÷åñêèõ to religious representations.
Currency of Laos:
The international name: LAK
Bales it is equal to 100 cents. In circulation there are banknotes face value in 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 100 bales. Coins in circulation are not present.
Thai áàò and US dollars are accepted for payment everywhere, especially - in cities. The currency can be exchanged in exchange offices, at the airport and in banks, but many banks work only with US dollars or Thai …
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In 1355 Laotian prince Fa-Ngun (Fa-Ngum) has based the state Lansang («the Country of one million elephants»). With support of the khmer (Cambodian) governor in Angkore to which daughter of Fa-Ngum it was married, it managed to realise the claims on one of Laotian princedoms. Then it has won all territory of Laos and many next earths. By means of the missionaries directed by the same king from Angkora, Fa-Ngun has entered in the new kingdom the Buddhism. Together with missionaries the father-in-law has sent to the prince an ancient gold statue of the Buddha who were called as Phabang …
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Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Jan 6 Pathet Lao Day
Jan 20 Army Day
Jan 29 Chinese New Year
Mar 8 Women’s Day
Mar 22 People’s Party Day
Apr 13 Pi Mai (Laotian New Year) (3 days)
May 1 Labour Day
May 13 Buddha Day (Vesak)
Jun 1 Children’s Day
Jul 11 Khao Pansa (Buddhist Fast Begins)
Aug 13 Lao Issara (Free Laos Day)
Oct 2 Bouk Khao Pansa (Buddhist Fast Ends)
Oct 12 Liberation Day
Dec …
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