
	Where results make sense

Topic: Geography of Laos

Related Topics

Geography of Thailand

Geography of Myanmar

Geography of Brunei

Geography of Indonesia

Geography of Malaysia

Geography of Vietnam

Geography of Thailand

Geography of Brunei

Laos

Transportation in Laos

Geography of Cambodia

Geography of Vietnam

Geography of Morocco

Kingdom of Laos

Geography of Iceland

	Laos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the West as Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		The early history of Laos was dominated by the wider Nanzhao kingdom, which was succeeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
		Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia and the thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou Bia at 2,817 m, with some plains and plateaus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laos (1578 words)

	History of Laos
		Laos traces its first recorded history and its origins as a unified state to the emergence of the Kingdom of Lan Xang (literally, "million elephants") in 1353.
		Laos was not granted full sovereignty until the French defeat by the Vietnamese and the subsequent Geneva peace conference in 1954.
		Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina.
	infotut.com /geography/Laos (813 words)

	Laos Travel - Information and tips
		The landscape of northern Laos and the regions adjacent to Vietnam are dominated by hills.
		Laos enjoys a tropical climates with two distinct seasons : the rainy season from May to the end of September and the dry season from October to the beginning of May. The lowest temperatures can be felt during November to February.
		Lao Lum (lowland): 57% of the population, living in the flat areas and along Mekong river and its tributaries where there are cities.
	laos-travel.itgo.com /info (724 words)

	Laos Geography
		Laos is located Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam.
		The topography of Laos is largely mountainous, with elevations above 500 meters typically characterized by steep terrain, narrow river valleys, and low agricultural potential.
		Laos has a tropical monsoon climate, with a pronounced rainy season from May through October, a cool dry season from November through February, and a hot dry season in March and April.
	www.nationbynation.com /Laos/Geo.html (298 words)

	Laos travel information
		Laos is a land locked country surrounded by China in the north, Vietnam in the north and east, Myanmar in the west, Thailand in the south and west, and Cambodia in the south.
		Laos has total land area of about 70,000 square kilometers most of which are hilly.
		Mekong river serves as Laos border with Myanmar and Thailand for the most part, and is an important transport route in the region.
	www.trekthailand.net /laos (1258 words)

	LAOS FIND IT, CATCH IT, EAT IT
		The '''Lao People's Democratic Republic''' is a landlocked country in Southeast_Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the West as Burma) and the People's_Republic_of_China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast_Asia and the thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains, the highest of which is Phou_Bia at 2,817 m, with some plains and plateaus.
		Additionally, the Khao_San_Pathet_Lao, the official news agency of the Lao P.D.R., publishes English and French versions of its eponymous paper.Internet cafes, serving the tourist market, are now common in the major urban centers.
	www.abait.com /Laos (1444 words)

	Laos Air Arms
		Laos is a landlocked nation occupying a central strip of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
		Laos is a mountainous country, widely covered by largely untouched tropical rain forrest.
		The main ethnic groups are the Lao Loum (who inhabit the lowland river valleys) 56%, the Lao Theung (who inhabit the upland hill areas) 34 % and the Lao Soung (a group of fiercely independent tribes - including the Hmong, Yaom and Man - who live in the mountain areas) 9%.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/aa-eastasia/laos/laos-home.htm (458 words)

	~ laoconnection.com - Laos/Lao PDR Info.
		Laos occupies the northwestern portion of the Southeast Asian peninsula.
		Laos is a landlock country that is neighboured by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma.
		Laos is heavily forested and mountainous and has mountain peeks as high as 9000 feet.
	laoconnection.com /laos.htm (582 words)

	Geography of Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Laos is approximately 600 miles long and 330 miles wide in the northwest.
		The total area of Laos is 91,430 square miles, which is about the size of the United Kingdom or the state of Wyoming.
		Laos has a tropical monsoon climate, which means that it is a land simultaneously lush and nutrient poor.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~lkhowong/geogra.html (429 words)

	Laos - Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Laos, a landlocked nation that covers 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula, is surrounded by Burma, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam.
		The eastern border with Vietnam extends for 2,130 kilometers, mostly along the crest of the Annamite Chain, and serves as a physical barrier between the Chinese-influenced culture of Vietnam and the Indianized states of Laos and Thailand.
		Laos shares its short--only 541 kilometers--southern border with Cambodia, and ancient Khmer ruins at Wat Pho and other southern locations attest to the long history of contact between the Lao and the Khmer.
	countrystudies.us /laos/44.htm (570 words)

	Laos - Gurupedia
		Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		It is sometimes used in English to refer to the country as well, but romanisation standards hold that "Laos" is the preferred spelling.
		Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nan-chao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate
	www.gurupedia.com /l/la/laos.htm (940 words)

	Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The term Lao is most frequently used to refer to the dominant language and people of Laos.
		Laos' early history was dominated by the wider Nanzhao kingdom, which was succeded in the 14th century by the local kingdom of Lan Xang that lasted until its decline in the 18th century, after which Thailand assumed control of the separate principalities that remained.
		The term Laotian does not necessarily refer to the ethnic Lao language, ethnic Lao people, language or customs, but is more a political term that also includes the non-ethnic Lao groups within Laos and identifies them as "Laotian" because of their political citizenship.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/la/Laos.htm (1000 words)

	laos
		The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		The local climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons; there is a distinct rainy season from May to November, followed by a dry season from December to April.
		In the central and southern mountains, Mon-Khmer tribes, known as Lao Theung or midslope Lao, predominate.
	www.fact-library.com /laos.html (1017 words)

	Laos Information
		Laos is a communist state with the capital in Vientiane.
		The Laos flag consists of three horizontal bands of red (top), blue (double width), and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band.
		Laos is a landlocked country with a primitive infrastructure; that is, it has no railroads, a rudimentary road system, limited external and internal telecommunications, and electricity available in only a limited area.
	sunsite.nus.sg /SEAlinks/laos-info.html (376 words)

	Useful Information on Laos Public Holidays, Currency, Visa, Climate, Religion, Customs
		Lao is a monosyllabic, tonal language but it contains many polysyllabic words borrowed from Indian, Pali and Sanskrit as well as words from Khmer.
		Lao is also spoken in north-east Thailand and north Cambodia, which was originally part of the kingdom of Lan Xang.
		Lao currency is the Kip and is available in 5000K, 2000K, 1000K and 500K.
	www.traveller2000.com /usefulinfo/laos.html (1132 words)

	AllRefer.com - Laos : Economy (Laos Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Laos is one of the world's poorest nations.
		Laos also has a massive hydroelectric potential and, despite a relative lack of development, electricity is a prime export.
		The other principal exports of Laos are timber and wood products, tin, textiles and garments, and coffee.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Laos-economy.html (301 words)

	Laos - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is bound by Vietnam to the east, Myanmar (Burma) and China to the north and northeast, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west.
		RELIGIONS: The Lao Lum and Lao Thai are mostly Buddhists while the Lao Theung are Animists and the Lao Soung are a mixture of Animists, Christians and Confucianists.
		Laos responded by increasing its electricity supply to Thailand and in June 1991 the two countries agreed to the repatriation some 60,000 Laotian refugees living in Thai camps by 1994.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/laos.htm (1423 words)

	Wikinfo \| Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Political unrest in neighbouring Vietnam dragged Laos into the greater Second Indochina War which was a destabilising factor that contributed to civil war and several coups d'état.
		About half the country's people are ethnic Lao, the principal lowland inhabitants and the politically and culturally dominant group.
		Collectively, they are known as Lao Sung or highland Lao.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Laos (1049 words)

	Laos
		Because Laos depends heavily on its trade with Thailand, it fell victim to the financial crisis in the region in 1997, when growth was a mere 1.5%.
		Laos is a landlocked country with a primitive infrastructure.
		In non-drought years, Laos is self-sufficient overall in food, but each year flood, pests, and localized drought cause shortages in various parts of the country.
	www.cultureconnect.com /facts/la.htm (1059 words)

	Educational Geography Information -- Laos
		If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages.
		The government of Laos - one of the few remaining official Communist states - began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986.
		Large portions of this information is from the US government open source publication "The World Factbook", other content copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. You may use this information without permission for educational or other non-profit purposes if you refer to us as the source, contact us if you want to use this commercially.
	www.geographycards.com /countryinfo/la.html (1247 words)

	About Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao (or familiar shorter local expression SOPOPOLAO) is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		The term Lao is most frequently used to refer to the dominant ethnic group, to the language and to people of Laos.
		It is also a romanised form of the word Laos in the Lao language, the Thai language, and probably other Tai languages.
	www.asia-handicrafts.com /about-laos/about-laos.htm (216 words)

	Laos
		Initial closer ties to Vietnam and socialization were replaced with a gradual return to private enterprise, an easing of foreign investment laws, and the admission into ASEAN in 1997.
		Because Laos depends heavily on its trade with Thailand, it was damaged by the regional financial crisis beginning in 1997.
		Laos' foreign exchange problems peaked in September 1999 when the kip fell from 3,500 kip to the dollar to 9,000 kip to the dollar in a matter of weeks.
	www.linguix.com /nations/laos.htm (1019 words)

	Destination Lao - A Virtual Travel Southeast Asia: Laos
		Laos is the least developed asian landlocked country, surrounded by China in the north, Burma (Myanmar) to the north-west, Thailand in the south-west, Cambodia (Kampuchia) in the south-east, and Vietnam to the east.
		The unit of currency in Laos is the new kip (921.13 new kips equal U.S.$1; 1996).
		The Embassy of the Lao P.D.R in Thailand.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/laos.htm (690 words)

	Laos
		It is also a romanised form of the word Laos in the Lao language (ລາວ).
		The economy receives aid from the IMF and other international sources and from new foreign investment in food-processing and mining, most notably of copper and gold.
		Hill people such as the Hmong (Meo), Yao (Mien), Black Thai, Dao, Shan, and several Tibeto-Burman speaking peoples, have lived in isolated regions of Laos for many years.
	www.tuxedo-shop.com /search.php?title=Laos (1462 words)

	.asiatour / Laos / Geography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Covering an area of 236,800 square kilometres Laos is about two thirds the size of Germany.
		Laos is the only Southeast Asian country without direct access to the sea.
		Laos' main artery is the Mekong, which for more than 1,800 kilometres - almost half of its entire length - passes through the country or forms the boundary between Laos and Thailand.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-3/data/web_type/Geography/laos.el-lan10.htm (293 words)

	Geography - Merriam-Webster's Atlas
		The Lao flag was first used by anticolonialist forces from the mid-20th century.
		Red was said to stand for the blood of patriots and blue was for the promise of future prosperity.
		The flag was adopted on Dec. 2, 1975.
	www.merriam-webster.com /cgi-bin/nytmaps.pl?laos (119 words)

	Laos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.
		The term Laotian doesn't necessarily refer to the ethnic Lao language, ethnic Lao people, language or customs, but is more a political term that also includes the non-ethnic Lao groups within Laos and identifies them as "Laotian" because of their political citizenship.
		Hier stand ich nun in Hemd und Unterhosen, wie ein Narr mit einer retten dürfen.
	www.city-search.org /la/laos.html (1167 words)

	Welcome to MUONGLAO.COM
		Try using the new Lao Unicode Keyboard Layout for the year 2005 (Windows XP systems only).
		UNDP helps Xieng Khuang reform -UNDP will provide a US$2 million grant to reform governance and public administration in Xieng Khuang province.The final agreement to provide the money was made at a signing ceremony at Don Chan Palace Hotel yesterday.
		Laos has a population of 5,609,997, of which 2,813,589 are women, or 50.2 percent, while 2,796,408 are men.
	www.muonglao.com (290 words)

	Facts About Laos
		Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong and the Yao 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%
		Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
		Despite this high growth rate, Laos remains a country with a primitive infrastructure; it has no railroads, a rudimentary road system, and limited external and internal telecommunications.
	worldfacts.us /Laos.htm (751 words)

	Laos General Information - TravelPuppy.com
		Geography : Laos is landlocked and borders china to the north, to the east Vietnam, to the south Cambodia and to the west Thailand and Myanmar.
		Language : The official language is Lao, however many tribal languages are also spoken.
		The religions of the Laos-Theung (Laos of the mountain tops) include traditional Confucianism to Animism and Christianity.
	travelpuppy.com /laos/generalinfo.htm (214 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)