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LAO PDR |
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Background Information : | |
| Capital | : | Vientiane |
| Land area | : | 236,800 sq.km |
| Population | : | 5.3 million (1999) |
| Language | : | Lao |
| Religion | : | Buddhism |
| Government Type | : | People's Democratic Republic |
| Member of | : | ASEAN, ADB, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, WHO, IDA, WIPO, IFC, ILO, IMF, UN, NCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNICEF, WHO, EALAF |
| Currency | : | Kip |
| GDP | : | Kip 13,482 billion (2000) at current market prices |
| Major Industries | : | Garment industry, wood-based and processing industries, electricity |
| Major Exports | : | Coffee, electricity, clothing, wood and forest product and Gypsum |
| Major Imports | : | Industrial machinery, chemicals, iron, electrical machinery and parts, steel, oil, construction material and consumption goods |