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Lao People’s Democratic Republic

  • President:Thongloun Sisoulith
  • Prime Minister:Sonexay Siphandone
  • Capital city:Vientiane (Viangchan)
  • Languages:Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
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  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:7,821,964 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:230,800
  • GDP per capita, US$:2,067 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:15.8 (2023)
  • GINI index:38.8 (2018)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:154
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    • Human Development Report, 2023-24 Statistical Update
      March 2024
      Source: United Nations Development Programme
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      Accessed On: 10 April, 2024
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      Data Cited at: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Human Development Data Center The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.
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    • World Development Indicators (WDI)
      June 2025
      Source: World Bank
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      Accessed On: 01 July, 2025
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      The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates