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Capital city
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Vientiane |
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Corruption
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3.3 |
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[77th of 160]
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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21% |
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[21st of 143]
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Procedures to enforce a contract > number
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53
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[13th of 170]
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Procedures to register property > number
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9
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[19th of 167]
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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25.2 %
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[34th of 174]
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Start-up procedures to register a business > number
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8
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[103rd of 171]
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Status
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dictatorship |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to build a warehouse > days
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192 days
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[79th of 168]
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Time required to enforce a contract > days
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443 days
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[94th of 171]
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Time required to register property > days
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135 days
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[30th of 167]
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Time required to start a business > days
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163 days
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[4th of 171]
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Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
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180 hours
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[111st of 169]
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Time to resolve insolvency > years
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5 years
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[24th of 151]
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Trademarks, nonresidents
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656
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[54th of 99]
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Trademarks, residents
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25
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[65th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern among Mekong Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River will affect water levels |
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UN membership date
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14 Dec. 1955 |
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Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood
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Kalorama Heights |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Transparency International; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; World Development Indicators database; electionworld.org; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: List of Washington, D.C. embassies
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.
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