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Laos, [ e] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( LPDR ), [ f] is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia. [ g] At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west ...
A democratic republic is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy. As a cross between two similar systems, democratic republics may function on principles shared by both republics and democracies. While not all democracies are republics ( constitutional monarchies, for instance, are not) and not all ...
The history of the Tai migrations into Laos were preserved in myth and legends. The Nithan Khun Borom or "Story of Khun Borom" recalls the origin myths of the Lao, and follows the exploits of his seven sons to found the Tai kingdoms of Southeast Asia. The myths also recorded the laws of Khun Borom, which set the basis of common law and identity ...
Federative Republic of Brazil (since 15 November 1889) [ 27] Federal Republic of Germany (since 1949) Gran Colombia (Republic of Colombia) (1819–1886), known as Great Colombia from 1819 to 1831, when it included present-day Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama.
North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ( DRV; Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa; chữ Nôm: 越南民主共和), was a socialist state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976, with formal sovereignty being fully recognized in 1954. A member of the Eastern Bloc, it opposed the French-supported State of ...
East Timor,[a]also known as Timor-Leste,[b]officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a countryin Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclaveof Oecusseon the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauroand Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by Indonesia.
Algeria, [ d] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, [ e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
North Korea, [ c ] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ), [ d ] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.