Mekong river from the temple

Laos

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April 29th 2007
In the morning we received our passports back with our visas for Laos, before changing our Thai baht for Lao kip. 1 USD = 9700 Kip, so a few people in our group became Lao millionaires. This is the 145th richest country in the world, out of 195 countries for which information is available. The average GDP per capita is only $2,124. The difference is marked in comparison with Thailand when you ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Muang Xai

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more