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Laos      Country: Laos Country (UN): Lao People's Democratic Republic Internet: .la Continent: Asia / Southeast Asia Area: 236800 sq km Population: 6,368,481 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 6057.791 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 3031.924 Population Women: 3025.867 Annual Growth Rate: 2.308 % Birth Rate: 35.49 % Death Rate: 11.55 % Life Expectancy: 55.49 years Infant Mortality Rate: 83.31 % Fertility Rate: 4.68 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 0.1 % HIV AIDS Living With: 1,700 HIV AIDS Deaths: 200 Labor Force: 2,800,000 Unemployment Rate: 2.4 % GDP Per Capita: $2,100 GDP Purchasing Power: $13,430,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 7.2 Industrial Growth: 13 Inflation Rate CP: 5.9 % Capital: Vientiane Capital Population: 194200 Capital Coordinates: 17 58 N, 102 36 E UTC Offset: 7 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 1 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Waterways: 4600 km Roadways: 31210 km Airports: 44 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 25000 Internet Hosts: 1108 Telephones Mobile: 520,546 Telephones Main: 90067 Debt External: $2,490,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $316,900,000 Imports: $1,092,000,000 Exports: $593,600,000 Current Account Balance: -$381,700,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 3,260,000,000 Electricity Production: 3,936,000,000 Oil Consumption: 3,000 Oil Production: 0  Map of Laos

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