LAOS

Geography

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Geography…

Area: 236,800 km² (map)

Population: 6,586,266

Nationality: Lao or Laotian

Time zone: UTC+7

Capital city: Vientiane

Currency: Kip (LAK)

Religion: Buddhist

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Language-ພາສາລາວ [pha-sa-lao]

“Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity”

• 27 consonants:

• 6 compound consonants:

• 28 vowels:

• 4 tone marks:

• Lao numbers

Weather Mainly tropical, with a seasonal monsoon. Warm, and humid. Average temperature: 29°C (84°F) A lot of rain in the wet season.

2 seasons in Laos: Rainy season: May to October Dry season: November to April

◦ November to February-Cool dry season◦ March to early May-Hot dry season

Traditions

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Almsgiving in the morning Pray in temple

Traditional dance

Student uniform

Tradition Clothes

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Lao silk-HandmadeLao silk-handmade

Natural silk

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Typical Food-sticky rice

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Kho-larm (sticky rice with coconut milkaeb-khao (Rice basket)

Khao-niew (Sticky rice)

Typical Food…

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Khai-phaen (riverweed)

Larp-moo (Pork salad)

Fer (Beef noodle soup)

Kaeng-nor-mai

(Bamboo shoot soup)

Tam-mak-houng(papaya

salad)Khao-poun

Drinks

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Lao coffee

Fruit shake/juice

Lao green tea

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Lao New Year-Water festival in April

Nature of Laos

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Tad sae waterfall Vangvieng

Tad kuang siwaterfall Ethnic houses

Nature of Laos

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Tham ting cave A child lives

Mountianskhone pha pheng waterfall

Temples:

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Xieng thong temple Thadluang temple

Sisaket temple

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