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Laos
By Megan Croke
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Geography• Laos is located in
Southeast Asia being bordered by Vietnam, China Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma
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Demographics
• Population- 6.4 million• Capital- Vientiane• Major language- Lao, French• Major religion- Buddhism• Monetary unit- kip
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Popular Tourist Attraction
• The PAK Ou Caves • North of Luang
Prabang on Mekong river
• Reached by road or river boat
• Caves with hundreds of Buddhist statues located inside.
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Picture Sources
• Slide 1- http://i.factmonster.com/images/laos.gif
• Slide 2- http://i.infoplease.com/images/mlaos.gif
• Slide 4- http://farm1.static.flickr.com/71/153086324_0ebedb7366_z.jpg?zz=1
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Sources
• Laos profile. (n.d.). BBC News. Retrieved April 14, 2014, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-15351901