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Background
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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.
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Population
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6,993,767 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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16 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 capital city* (nakhon luang, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphrabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xekong, Xiangkhoang
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Administrative divisions
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Communist state
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Independence
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Republic Day, 2 December (1975)
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International organization participation
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three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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copper, tin, gold, and gypsum mining; timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, cement, tourism
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Agriculture - products
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2.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.656 billion kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial production growth rate
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1.798 billion kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity - production
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230 million kWh (2009 est.)
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Oil - production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Internet country code
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130,000 (2008)
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