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LAOS

Capital
Vientiane.

Area
237,000 sq. km ((91,500 sq. miles), landlocked with China to the north, Vietnam to the east,Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west and Burma to the northwest.

Language
Lao.

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Typhoon Ketsana
Typhoon Ketsana struck Vietnam at about 06:00 GMT on 29 September.

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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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