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Between 1964 and 1973, the US dropped 2 million tons of bombs on Laos, nearly equal to the 2.1 million tons of bombs the US dropped on Europe and Asia during all of World War II, making Laos the most heavily bombed country in history relative to the size of its population; The New York Times notes this was "nearly a ton for every person in Laos".
Laos Köppen climate classification Climate data for Vientiane. Laos has a tropical climate, with a rainy season from May through October, a cool dry season from November through February, and a hot dry season in March and April. [2] Generally, monsoons occur at the same time across the country, while that time may vary from 1 year to the next. [2]
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Laos is still ranked low for economic and political freedom. [2] The economy of Laos grew at 6.89% in 2017, [3] 35th fastest in the world. Eighty percent of the employed practice subsistence agriculture. [1] The country's ethnic make-up is diverse, with around 70% belonging to the largest ethnic group, the Lao. [1]
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Something of, from, or related to Laos, a country in Southeast Asia; Lao people (people from Laos, or of Lao descent) The Lao language; Lao Rongzhi (born 1974), Chinese female serial killer; Lao script, the writing system used to write the Lao language Lao (Unicode block), a block of Lao characters in Unicode
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is divided into 17 provinces (Lao ແຂວງ, pronounced [kʰwɛ̌ːŋ], khwaeng, khoeng, qwang or khoueng) and one prefecture, the Vientiane capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang, or Na Kone Luang Vientiane).