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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	33.44	Per 1000 Inhabitants	39	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	10.52	Per 1000 Inhabitants	51	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	76.01	Per 1000 Live Births	21	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	56.96	Years	194	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	2.29	Percent	36	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	4.33	Born per Woman	40	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	1656	Gigawatt hour	137	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	167	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	171	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	6.40	Percent	14	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	2100	Dollar	186	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	14220	Million dollar	135	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	2.30	Percent	49	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	0.00	Percent	20	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	3	1000 Barrel per day	180	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	149	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	2.50	Percent	20	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	236800	Square kilometer	83			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.20	Percent	98			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100		142			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	5500		122			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	6993767		100			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	subscriber
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers	observer
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
ASEAN Regional Forum	to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia
Colombo Plan	to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
East Asia Summit	to promote cooperation in political and security issues;to promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic integration and growth;to eradicate poverty and narrow the development gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names

Laos : Name
Lao People's Democratic Republic : Longname
Pathet Lao (unofficial) : Name
- Local
Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao : Longname
- Local

Description

Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997.