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Luang Prabang town.
Day 22: We may never leave here

November 5th 2009
Luang Prabang is a small city. Our Lonely Planet guide estimates the population at 26,000 but we'd guesstimate about 50,000 in and around the downtown. The entire population of Laos is only 5-6 million and many people live in rural areas and grow crops or breed livestock. Interesting note: there are approximately 130 different ethnic groups in Laos. Luang Prabang is the jewel of Laos. A sle ... read more
Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

Lao or Laotian Flag 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
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