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laos
/ˈlɑoʊs/
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What does laos mean?
noun
- Galangal
- plural of Lao
proper noun
- A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane.
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proper noun
- the Popular Orthodox Rally, a Greek political party (Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɑoʊs/
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Overview: Laos has had a Communist centrally planned economy with government ownership and control of major productive enterprises.
Overview: One of the world's poorest nations, Laos has had a Communist centrally planned economy with government ownership and control of productive enterprises of any size.
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Laos is a landlocked country with a primitive infrastructure, that is, it has no railroads, a rudimentary road system, limited external and internal telecommunications, and electricity available in only a limited area.
It is probable, however, they were first called litores, afterwards, by putting in a c, lictores, or, in Greek, liturgi, or people's officers, for leitos is still Greek for the commons, and laos for the people in general.