Area: total: 236,800 sq km
land: 230,800 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Climate; Temperatures during the March-to-May hot season can reach high into the 30's, however, at higher elevations and during the dry season's cooler months of December and January - it can become rather chilly as temperatures drop as low as 15 degrees C and below.
Land use: arable land: 5.91%
permanent crops: 0.42%
other: 93.67% (2011)
Total Renewable Water Resources; 2
Natural hazards: floods, droughts
Environment current issues: unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water
Labor force, female in Lao PDR was 49.72 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 50.24 in 2005, while its lowest value was 49.69 in 1990.
Agriculture products: sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; cassava (manioc, tapioca), water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
land: 230,800 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
Climate; Temperatures during the March-to-May hot season can reach high into the 30's, however, at higher elevations and during the dry season's cooler months of December and January - it can become rather chilly as temperatures drop as low as 15 degrees C and below.
Land use: arable land: 5.91%
permanent crops: 0.42%
other: 93.67% (2011)
Total Renewable Water Resources; 2
Natural hazards: floods, droughts
Environment current issues: unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water
Labor force, female in Lao PDR was 49.72 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 50.24 in 2005, while its lowest value was 49.69 in 1990.
Agriculture products: sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice; cassava (manioc, tapioca), water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry