Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Laos
October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on Laos (No. IF10236) on Oct. 17, 2022, by Asian affairs specialists Ben Dolven and Thomas Lum.
Here are excerpts:
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The Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR or Laos) has a population of 7.2 million in a land-locked area around the size of Utah. Laos has been ruled by a single party, the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), for mo . . .
Here are excerpts:
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The Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR or Laos) has a population of 7.2 million in a land-locked area around the size of Utah. Laos has been ruled by a single party, the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), for mo . . .