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Home > > Travelogues > Laos 2000
Laos 2000
Where are the Elephants ?

February 2, 2000 : We didn't want to stay in Singapore during the Chinese New Year. So where to go ? Considering that neither Corinne nor me knew Laos, it seemed to be an obvious destination.

Laos is not as densely popoluated as its neighbors and it's still relatively untouched by the impacts of tourism. Named as the "Land of millions elephants" I was told that it look like Thailand 20 or 30 years ago, but with reminiscence from the French influence

We wanted something different, we found it in Laos

Area : 236 000 km2

Population : 5,1 millions

Capital : Vientiane

Languages : Lao, and other dialects from laos, a bit of french

Religions :About 85% of buddhists, 15% of Animistes

GNP : 400 $US / P

Currency : kip (LAK)

Time : GMT +6 or 7, depending of winter or summer time.

Electricity : 220 V


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