חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam |
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Geographic coordinates: |
18 00 N, 105 00 E |
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Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
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Area: |
total: 236,800 sq km
land: 230,800 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Utah |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 5,083 km
border countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km |
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April) |
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Terrain: |
mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mekong River 70 m
highest point: Phou Bia 2,817 m |
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Natural resources: |
timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
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Land use: |
arable land: 3.8%
permanent crops: 0.35% other: 95.85% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
1,640 sq km
note: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation - 750 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
floods, droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand |
More about Laos:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam |
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Geographic coordinates: |
18 00 N, 105 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Southeast Asia |
|
Area: |
total: 236,800 sq km
land: 230,800 sq km water: 6,000 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Utah |
|
Land boundaries: |
total: 5,083 km
border countries: Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754 km, Vietnam 2,130 km |
|
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
|
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
|
Climate: |
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April) |
|
Terrain: |
mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mekong River 70 m
highest point: Phou Bia 2,817 m |
|
Natural resources: |
timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 3.8%
permanent crops: 0.35% other: 95.85% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
1,640 sq km
note: rainy season irrigation - 2,169 sq km; dry season irrigation - 750 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
floods, droughts |
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Environment - current issues: |
unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand |
More about Laos: