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[[Image:Laos.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
[[Image:Laos.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Laos, 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. 10.6% of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos


== Laos education policy ==
== Laos education policy ==

Revision as of 15:14, 11 September 2009

Partners situated in Laos

Laos in a nutshell

Laos, 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. 10.6% of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos

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