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Laosat a Glance

LocationSoutheastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam

Population6,217,141

Population Growth Rate2.42%

ReligionsBuddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)

LanguagesLao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.4%
male: 77.4%
female: 55.5% (2002)

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CIA Factbook-Laos