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    Introduction


    In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy. Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, a liberalization of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.


    Location


    Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam


    Geographic coordinates


    18 00 N, 105 00 E


    Area


    total: 236,800 sq km water: 6,000 sq km land: 230,800 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than Utah


    Land boundaries


    total: 5,083 km border countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km


    Coastline


    0 km (landlocked)


    Maritime claims


    none (landlocked)


    Climate


    tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)


    Terrain


    mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Mekong River 70 m highest point: Phou Bia 2,817 m


    Natural resources


    timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones


    Land use


    arable land: 3.47% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 96.3% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    1,640 sq km note: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation - 750 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    floods, droughts


    Environment - current issues


    unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand


    Population


    6,068,117 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Vientiane


    Phone Code


    +856


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