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Laos (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)
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............ | National Official name |
| Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao (Lao (transliterated)-P,U)
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| Lao (C,V,English)
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| Lao (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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| República Democrática Popular Lao (Galician)
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| Laos (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Laos (Somali)
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| Laos (Tagalog)
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| Laos (Napoletano-Calabrese)
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| Laos (Maltese)
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| Laos (Turkmen)
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| Laos (Ilocano)
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| Laos (Indonesian)
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| Laos (Javanese)
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| Laos (Azerbaijani)
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| Laos (Croatian)
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| Laos (Bosnian)
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| Laos (Danish)
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| Laos (Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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| Laos (Finnish)
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| Laos (Swedish)
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| Laos (Polish)
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| Laos (Portuguese)
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| Laos (Romanian)
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| Laos (Slovak)
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| Laos (Slovene)
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| Laos (Spanish)
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| Laos (Catalan)
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| Laos (Basque)
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| Laos (Aragonese)
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| Laos (Akan)
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| Laos (Irish Gaelic)
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| Laos (Welsh)
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| Laos (Kurdish)
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| Laos (German)
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| Laos (Low German)
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| Laos (Breton)
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| Laos (Czech)
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| Laos (Dutch)
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| Laos (Afrikaans)
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| Laos (French)
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| Laos (Galician)
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| Laos (Icelandic)
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| Laos (Faroese)
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| Laos (Italian)
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| Laos (Sicilian)
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| Laos (Estonian)
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| Laos (Greenlandic)
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| Laos (Turkish)
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| Laos (Norwegian (Bokmål))
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| Laos (Haitian (Haitian Creole))
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| Laos (Romansh)
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| Laos (Western Frisian)
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| Laos (Upper Sorbian)
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| Laos (Malay (macrolanguage))
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| Laos (North Ndebele)
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| Laos (Norwegian)
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| Laos (Pampanga)
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| Laos (Northern Sami)
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| Laos (Shona)
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| Laos (Swahili (generic))
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| Laos (Arpitan)
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| Laos (Ido)
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| Laos (Limburgan)
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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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| Laotian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| לאוס (C,U,Hebrew )
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| i-Laos (C,U,Zulu)
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| Kingdom of Laos (C,U)
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| Lào (C,U,Vietnamese)
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| Lao PDR (C,U,English)
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| Lao People’s Democratic Republic (C,U,English)
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| Lao, Republica Democratică Populară (C,U,Romanian)
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| Laòs (C,U,Occitan)
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| Laôs (C,U,Malagasy)
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| Laosa (C,U,Latvian)
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| Laosän (C,U,Volapük)
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| Laosas (C,U,Lithuanian)
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| Laos (Demokratyczna Republika Ludowa) (C,U,Polish)
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| Laos, Den folkedemokratiske republikken (C,U,Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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| Laos, Den folkedemokratiske republikken (Norwegian (Bokmål))
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| Laose DRV (C,U,Estonian)
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| Laosi (C,U,Albanian)
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| Laosi (Kikuyu)
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| Laosi (Swahili (generic))
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| Laoská ľudovodemokratická republika (C,U,Slovak)
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| Laoska Narodna Demokratska Republika (C,U,Croatian)
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| Laos nutome (C,U,Ewe)
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| Laoso (C,U,Esperanto)
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| Laosz (C,U,Magyar (Hungarian))
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| Laoszi Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság (C,U,Magyar (Hungarian))
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| Laotia (C,U,Latin)
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| Lau (C,U,Tonga (Tonga Islands))
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| Lawas (C,U,Hausa)
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| Lawoos (C,U,Fulah)
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| Lawosi (C,U,Ganda (Ugandan language))
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| Lawosi (Lingala)
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| Lawosi (Luba-Katanga)
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| Layosi (C,U,Rundi)
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| Layosi (Bambara)
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| Lidově demokratická republika Laos (C,U,Czech)
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| Ljudska demokratična republika Laos (C,U,Slovene)
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| Lùaôsi (C,U,Sangho)
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| Orílẹ́ède Laosi (C,U,Yoruba)
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| Pow Lao (C,U,Cornish)
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| República Popular Democrática do Laos (C,U,Portuguese)
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| Λατινική Αμερική (C,U,Greek)
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| ประเทศลาว (C,U,Thai)
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| ឡាវ (C,U,Khmer)
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| ປະເທດລາວ (C,U,Lao)
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| लाओस (C,U,Marathi)
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| लाओस (Sanskrit)
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| लाओस (Hindi)
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| लाओस (Kashmiri)
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| लाओस (Nepali)
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| Լաոս (C,U,Armenian)
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| لاوس (C,U,Pashto)
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| لاوس (Kurdish)
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| لاوس (Arabic)
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| Лаос (C,U,Tajik)
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| Лаос (Serbian)
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| Лаос (Macedonian)
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| Лаос (Bulgarian)
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| Лаос (Russian)
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| Лаос (Ukrainian)
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| Лаос (Ossetian/Ossetic)
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| ラオス (C,U,Japanese)
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| ലാവോസ് (C,U,Malayalam)
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| لائوس (C,U,Uyghur)
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| لائوس (Persian-Farsi)
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| Народна Демократична Република Лаос (C,U,Bulgarian)
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| ལ་འོསུ (C,U,Dzongkha)
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| 라오스 (C,U,Korean)
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| ลาว (C,U,Thai)
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| ላኦስ (C,U,Tigrinya)
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| ላኦስ (Amharic)
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| ლაოსი (C,U,Georgian)
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| ລາວ (C,U,Lao)
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| லாவோஸ் (C,U,Tamil)
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| สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาว (C,U,Thai)
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| লাওস (C,U,Bengali)
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| Λάος (C,U,Greek)
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| Лаоская Народна-Дэмакратычная Рэспубліка (C,U,Belarusian)
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| Лаоська Народно-Демократична Республіка (C,U,Ukrainian)
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| ལཱ་འོས། (C,U,Tibetan)
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| လာအို (C,U,Burmese)
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| ଲାଓସ୍ (C,U,Odia)
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| ලාඕසය (C,U,Sinhala)
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| లావోస్ (C,U,Telugu)
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| لاؤس (C,U,Urdu)
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| લાઓસ (C,U,Gujarati)
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| ಲಾವೋಸ್ (C,U,Kannada)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Laos (nation) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Laos (nation) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Laos (nation) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Laos (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 |
| independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Viangchan .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Laos, 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 |
| Народна Демократична Република Лаос.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาว.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Лаоская Народна-Дэмакратычная Рэспубліка.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Лаоська Народно-Демократична Республіка.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Lao, Republica Democratică Populară.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| 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 |
| Laos (Demokratyczna Republika Ludowa).......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Laos, Den folkedemokratiske republikken.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Laoská ľudovodemokratická republika.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Laoska Narodna Demokratska Republika.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Laoszi Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Lidově demokratická republika Laos.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| Ljudska demokratična republika Laos.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
| República Popular Democrática do Laos.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1655842 |
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