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Lao (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 18 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 105 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 105.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Nearly same area as modern nation was united as one kingdom 14th-18th centuries; hostilities with Burmese and Thais 16th century; Thais captured capital 1778; Franco-Thai border clashes late 19th century; civil strife 1960s; Communist areas bombed in Vietnam War; official language is Lao, though Tai, Hmong, Lao Theung, French, and English are also spoken. |
Names: |
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| Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao (preferred,C,V,O,Lao (transliterated)-P,U)
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............ | National Official name |
| Lao (C,V,Lao (transliterated),U)
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| Lao, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn (C,V,Lao (transliterated),U)
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic (C,O,English,U,N)
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............ | UN Official short and long name |
| République démocratique populaire lao (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Lao, République démocratique populaire (C,O,French,U,N)
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| República Democrática Popular Lao (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Laos (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Lane Xang (C,V)
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| Lanxang (C,V)
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| Laos, Kingdom of (C,O)
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| Pharassa Anachak Lao (C,V)
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| Phrarassa Anachak Lao (C,V)
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| Phraratsa Anachak Lao (C,V)
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| ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕປະຊາຊົນລາວ (C,V,O,Lao,U)
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| Лаосская Народно-Демократическая Республика (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 老挝人民民主共和国 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً لاو الدّيملراط ةَ اضًعب ةَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| LAO (C,O,ISO3L)
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| LA (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO418 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| LA00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Laotian (C,O,English,U,A)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lao (nation) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lao (nation) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lao (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1954 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established December 1975 |
| kingdom (H) |
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united 1353-early 18th cen.; king abdicated 1975 |
| controlled region (H) |
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by Thais, 18-19th cen.; by French, from late 19th cen. |
| protectorate (H) |
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French, established 1899 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Viangchan .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Lao, Municipality of Vientiane) [7004233] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Лаосская Народно-Демократическая Республика.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 25 July 2013 |
| جُهور ةً لاو الدّيملراط ةَ اضًعب ةَ.......... |
[VP] |
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UNGEGN Working Paper 54 (2011) accessed 25 July 2013 |
| Lao, République démocratique populaire.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 780 |
| Lao, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 18 June 2009 |
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