| Laos : Geographic coordinates |
18 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Laos : Population growth rate |
2.292% (2010 est.) |
| Laos : Birth rate |
33.44 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Laos : Death rate |
10.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Laos : People living with HIV/AIDS |
5,500 (2007 est.) |
| Laos : Independence |
19 July 1949 |
| Laos : National holiday |
Republic Day, 2 December |
| Laos : Constitution |
14 August 1991 |
| Laos : GDP |
purchasing power parity - $15.07 billion (2009 est.) |
| Laos : GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $2,100 (2009 est.) |
| Laos : Electricity - consumption |
1.798 billion kWh (2009 est.) |
| Laos : Exports |
$323 million wood products, garments, electricity, coffee, tin |
| Laos : Imports |
$540 million machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel |
| Laos : Telephones |
97,600 (2008) |
| Laos : Mobile cellular |
2.022 million (2008) |
| Laos : Radio broadcast stations |
AM 3, FM 34, shortwave 3 (2010) |
| Laos : Radios |
730,000 |
| Laos : Television broadcast stations |
28 (2010) |
| Laos : Televisions |
52,000 |
| Laos : Internet country code |
.la |
| Laos : Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
1,661 (2009) |
| Laos : Internet users |
130,000 (2008) |
| Laos : Railways |
N/A |
| Laos : Highways |
36,831 km |
| Laos : Waterways |
4,600 km |
| Laos : Pipelines |
refined products 540 km (2009) |
| Laos : Ports and harbors |
N/A |
| Laos : Merchant marine |
1 ship |
| Laos : Airports |
41 |
| Laos : Heliports |
N/A |
| Laos : Military branches |
Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2010) |
| Laos : Military expenditures |
0.5% of GDP (2006) |
