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Full Name: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Area: 236,800 sq km
Population: 5,635,967
Capital City: Vientiane
People: 50% Lao Loum (lowland Lao), 30% Lao Theung (lower-mountain dwellers of mostly proto-Malay or Mon-Khmer descent), 10-20% Lao Sung (Hmong or Mien high-altitude hill tribes) and 10-20% tribal Thais
Language: Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
Religion: Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
Government: Communist state
Head of State: Khamtai Siphandon
Prime Minister: Sisavat Keobounphan
Time: +7 from GMT
Electricity: 220V
Weights & Measures: Metric with local variations in rural areas
 
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