Laos
POPULATION: 15,762,370 inhabitants
CAPITAL: Phnom Penh
AREA: 237,955 km2
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Lao
RELIGION: Buddhism
CURRENCY: Kip
GDP PER CAPITA: USD 2,706
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Socialist Republic
Facts and Figures
in Laos
RESOURCES
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- Tin, forests, gypsum, energy, hydropower and fish.
- Rice, sweet potato, potatoes, pineapples, onions, melons and oranges.
- Tobacco, cigarettes, beer, soft drinks and coffee.
- Pigs, cattle and goats and animal feeds.
- Cement, plastics, textiles, clothing, rubber and cotton products.
- Mining, wood, food and fishery products.
OPPORTUNITIES
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ENERGY SECTOR:
- Hydraulic power.
- Electrical network extension.
- Renewable energies.
TRANSPORT SECTOR:
- Road Construction.
EDUCATION SECTOR:
- Preschool, primary and
general.
LEGAL SECTOR AND PUBLIC ADMIN.
- Assistance in reduction programs
of poverty. - Optimization of natural resources.
EXPORTS
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MAIN EXPORTED GOODS:
- Electricity.
- Copper ore.
- Refined copper.
- Transmitting accessories.
- Gold.
MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS:
- Thailand.
- China.
- Vietnam.
- India.
- Japan.
IMPORTS
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MAIN IMPORTED GOODS:
- Motor vehicles.
- Raw Oil.
- Spare parts.
- Pharmaceuticals.
- Oil Gas.
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF IMPORTED GOODS :
- Vietnam.
- South Korea.
- Japan.