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Made by sengoku17 and Bukgary
We made this video because we love our country.
We are Proud Lao people, Thanking them..

Thanking the Communist Party for doing what they can for our nation and uniting the people as one.

LAO PRIDE!

LAO SEA GAMES COMING!


Lao PDR is in the heart of the Indochina peninsular in Southeast Asia. For centuries known by outsiders as the land of a million Elephants. Lao is a landlocked country and covered by high mountainous ranges but crises-crossed by many rivers and stream. The Mekong River flows through 1865 km of the country from north to south. And this inland waterway system provides great potential for hydropower development. Over half of the power potential in the lower Makong basin is contained with in Lao.

With an area of some 236800 square kilometers, three-quarter of which is mountains and plateaus. The population of Lao PDR has reached 5,218,000. About 85% of the population are rural dwellers and the 1999 census revealed that there were 60.000 more women than men. The average population density is 21 per square kilometer and the lowest population density is in Saysomboun Special Zone at 8 per square kilometer while the highest population in Laos is in Vientiane municipality, with 149 per square kilometer.

The estimated populations of the major Provinces are:

1.598,000 in Vientiane Municipality
2.766,000 in Savannakhet
3.572,000 in Champasack
4.416,000 in Luang Prabang
5.333, 000 in Sayaboury

Lao PDR shared border with China to the north, Cambodia to the south, Vietnam to the east, Thailand to the west and Myanmar to the northwest. The country stretches for 1,700 km north to south, with an east-west width of over 500 a km at its widest, only 140 km at the narrowest point.

Lao PDR is divided in to three district regions: The north is dominated by
mountainous average 1,500 metres above Sea level. The highest peak is the 2,800 metres Phou Bia in Xiengkhouang province. The mountainous north in winter temperatures is sufficiently cool and suitable for growing peaches, tea, so on.

The central plain comprises large and small plains along the Mekong River, one of most fertile rice and fruit growing areas. The Largest is the Vientiane plain, on the lower reaches of the Nam Ngum River. Also significant are the Savannakhet plain on the lower reaches of the Se Bang Fai and Se Bang Hieng rivers, and the Champassck plain, which is on the Mekong River, stretching between the Thai and Cambodia borders, where people make trade with Cambodia along the river. Blessed with fertile soil, these plains represent on quarter of the total area and the granaries of the country.







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LONG LIVE LAOS!

LONG LIVE COMMUNISM/SOCIALISM!

LONG LIVE THE WORKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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