| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
 |
| Sathalanalat Passathipatai |
| Widget Laos |
| |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Sub-continent |
Far East |
| Population (2008) |
6 677 534 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
2.340 |
% |
| Area |
236 800 |
km2 |
| Density |
27.20 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
3.53 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
603 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2007) |
16.50 |
% |
| GDP (2008) |
5.19 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2008) |
829 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2007) |
7.50 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2008) |
56.29 |
years |
| Birth (2008) |
34.46 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2008) |
4.50 |
children/woman |
| Death (2008) |
11.02 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2008) |
79.61 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2001) |
68.70 |
% |
| Official languages |
Lao (french, vietnamese and chinese spoken) |
| Currency converter |
Kip (1 kip LAK = 100 att) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.619/1.0 (rank : 135/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
59.6 (rank : 81/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Socialist republic with unique party |
| Head of the state |
President Choummaly Sayasone |
| National hollyday |
2nd december (republic in 1975) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.la |
| Demonym |
La (laotian) |
| Tourist (2006) |
842 000 |
people |
