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Lao People's Democratic Republic
President: Khamtai Siphandon (1998)
Prime Minister: Sisavat Keobounphan (1998)
Area: 91,429 sq. mi. (236,800 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 5,407,453 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.74%); birth rate: 39.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 89.3/1000; density per sq. mi.: 59
Capital and largest city (1990): Vientiane, 442,000
Monetary unit: Kip
Languages: Lao (official), French, English
Ethnicity/race: Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong (“Meo”) and the Yao (Mien) 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%
Religions: Buddhist, 85%; animist and other, 15%
Literacy rate: 45%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $6.6 billion; $1,260 per capita. Real growth rate: 4%. Inflation: 112%. Unemployment: 5.7% (1997 est.). Arable land: 3%. Agriculture: sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton; water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry. Labor force: 1–1.5 million; agriculture, 80% (1997 est.). Industry: tin and gypsum mining, timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments. Natural resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones. Exports: Exports: $330 million (f.o.b., 1998): wood products, garments, electricity, coffee, tin. Imports: $630 million (c.i.f., 1998): machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel. Major trading partners: Vietnam, Thailand, Germany, France, Japan, China, Singapore.
