LAOS

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Laos People

Country Name: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Capital City: Vientiane

Population: 6,521,998 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 2.37% (2007 est.)

Currency: kip (LAK)

Languages: Lao (official)

Area: 236,800 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.8% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2.4% (2005)

Domain extension: .la

PEOPLE OF LAOS

Age Structure 0-14 years:

41.2% (male 1,349,352/female 1,338,252)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

55.7% (male 1,795,029/female 1,835,168)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.1% (male 90,188/female 114,009) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

19 years

Median Age - male:

18.7 years

Median Age - female:

19.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

2.37% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

34.98 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

11.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.008 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.978 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.791 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.984 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

55.89 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

53.82 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

58.04 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Lao(s) or Laotian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong and the Yao 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%

Religions:

Buddhist 65%, animist 32.9%, Christian 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.8% (1995 census)

Languages:

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