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Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is divided into 17 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ], khwaeng, khoeng, qwang or khoueng) and one prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane).
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [2] [3], the population of Laos increased from 1.7 million in 1950 to 7.4 million in 2021. Until the year 2005, the proportion of children 0–14 years of age was over 40% of the total population. Due to decreasing fertility rates this proportion decreased to 31.4% by 2020.
By 1943, the Vietnamese population stood at nearly 40,000, forming the majority in some cities of Laos and having the right to elect its own leaders. [41] As a result, 53% of the population of Vientiane, 85% of Thakhek, and 62% of Pakse were Vietnamese, with the exception of Luang Prabang where the population was predominantly Lao. [41]
A map of Laos. This is a list of cities in Laos, ... City Population [1] Coordinates Province Vientiane: 768,743 Vientiane Prefecture ...
Laos is divided into 17 provinces (khoueng) and one prefecture (kampheng nakhon) which includes the capital city Vientiane (Nakhon Louang Viangchan). Provinces are further divided into districts (muang) and then villages (ban). An 'urban' village is essentially a town. [1]
Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao: ແຂວງ, khoueng) and 1 prefecture (kampheng nakhon), or capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang). Furthermore, 1 so-called special administrative zone (ເຂດພິເສດ, khet phiset ) existed between 1994 and 2006, when it was re-merged into its surrounding ...
The Lao language (ພາສາລາວ) is the official language of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and its official script is the Lao alphabet. [38] As the dominant language of most of the Lao Loum and therefore most of the Lao population, the language is enshrined as the dominant language of education, government, and official use. [38]
An enlargeable topographic map of Laos. Geography of Laos. Laos is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. South East Asia. Indochina; Time zone: ICT; Extreme points of Laos High: Phou Bia 2,817 m (9,242 ft) Low: Mekong 70 m (230 ft) Land boundaries: 5,083 km Vietnam 2,130 km Thailand 1,754 km ...