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Laos Communism have completed more than 25 years. Laos is one of the very few countries where Communism is still prevalent. After overthrowing the monarchy the Communist party came into power in 1975. Laos is a single-party state where Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the only legal party...^ ^

Laos full name is "Lao People's Democratic Republic".

The ethnic Lao in Laos account for 50 to 60 percent of the population, depending on how some subgroups are classified. The way people self-identify ethnically is often contextual. Related groups include the so-called tribal Tai, Black Tai, White Tai, and Red Tai. These groups are not Buddhists and are influenced by the neighboring Sino-Vietnamese culture. The country contained forty-three ethnic groups in 1995 according to the official classification, mostly in the countryside and mountains. The cities contain significant ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese populations. Laos Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Its population was estimated to be 6.8 million in 2009.

As a traditional society until 1975, Laos was a conservative monarchy, dominated by a small number of powerful families. In 1975 it was transformed into a communist oligarchy, but its social makeup remained much the same.


 * Laos Food **

Traditional Lao food is simple and straight forward. Rice and vegetables plus perhaps some dried fish, soup and sauce make an excellent meal for many households. If you like Thai food, you will like Lao cuisine because they are many similarities. Sticky rice. is the foundation of all Lao meals, and most Lao prefer the glutinous sticky rice to the ordinary white cooked rice. Almost all of Lao dishes are cooked with fresh ingredients whether they are vegetables, chicken, duck, pork, fish, beef. One of the most common Lao dishes that is served fairly widely in restaurants is Laab.





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Culture of Laos

Laos has its own distinct culture. Through Theravada Buddhism it has influences from India and has also influences from China. These influences are reflected throughout Laos in its language as well as in art, literature and the performing arts. Lao way of life is very much influenced by the Buddhism as can be seen through the way that Lao people live and behave. They are taught to be patient and acceptance people. Buddhism was the only thing that bound people together and taught people to be good people and stay away from doing wrong things in the past when the law enforcement was not in place. An important festival in Laos is Boun Pha Vet celebrated once a year. This is a two day Buddhist festival that involves the entire community. Traditionally the Boun Pha Vet is held in January or February depending on the moon cycle. During the ceremony the monks give a sermon of all chapters of the Maha Wetsandon Chadok, otherwise called the Great Birth Sermon. One significant archive of ancient Laotian culture is the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khouang province. The primary language in Laos is Lao, however there are other Laotian dialects spoken by the ethnic minority groups living in Laos. The Lao language is a very polite language with multiple tiers of politeness including common polite particles such as "Jao" and "Doi".

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The 5 communist countries-Radhika^^ Do you know what communism is? Communism is a kind of dictatorship. It is a country that the government is the owner of everything. China is communist country, that has many different culture traits. In china, communism started over thirty years ago and their first communist leader was communist since 1949, when Mao Zedong came to power. The culture of China is one of the world’s oldest cultures. The area in which the culture is a large geographical region in eastern Asia with customs varying greatly between cities and provinces. China was following communism for a long time. Laos has completed more than 25 years of communism. Laos is one of the very few countries that communism is still prevalent. After overthrowing the monarchy, the communist party came into power in 1975.Laos is a single-party state. “Lao People’s Democratic Republic” is the full name of Laos. As a traditional society until 1975, Laos was a conservative monarchy, dominated by a smaller number of powerful families. In 1975, it was transformed into a communist oligarchy, but it’s social make up remained much the same. The Traditional Laos food is simple and straight forward. Rice and vegetables plus perhaps some dried fish, soup and sauce make an amazing meal for many households. North Korea is located in eastern Asia ,northern half of Korea peninsula bordering the Korea bay and the sea of Japan between China and south Korea. The full name of North Korea is “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” The capital is Pyong Yong. The currency is “won”. North Korea is actually departed from both communist China and Russia. Cuba is communist. The communist party of Cuba is ruling political party in the Republic of Cuba. The original communist party is in the Republic of Cuba. It was formed in 1920, in April 1960. Fidel Castro proclaimed Cuba a socialist state and the communist party the leading force in Cuba. The communist party is already so old. When the North and South of Vietnam were fighting over the government, there were 2 countries supporting the north of Vietnam and the south. South of Vietnam lost and became communist too. If south of Vietnam won, it could not been communist. The 5 communist are for a long time already. There is a flag for communism, on the flag there is a sickle and a hammer, the hammer stands for socialist union and sickle stands for workers and farmers. In my opinion communism is not fair. Thank you^^

Communism Essay By: Diya Do you know what is communism? Communism is a kind of dictatorship. It is a country that the government is the owner of everything. About twenty years ago there were twenty or twenty four countries under communism. Now there are only five and they are, China, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam and, Cuba. China is a communist country that has many different culture traits. Full name is People’s Republic of China. Capital city: Beijing. President: Hu Jintao elected March 15, 2003. China’s flag: Red flag with five stars. The population in China is 1,320,000,000. Mao Zedong was the first communist leader of China. He was a proud to be the leader of China but he was a bossy one. Lao have completed more than 25 years. After over throwing the monarchy the communist party came into power in 1977. Laos is a single- party state. Full name: “Lao people are Democratic Republic.” The city Contains significant ethic Chinese and Vietnamese population. Laos is one of the very few countries where communism is still prevalent. North Korea is located in Eastern Asia, Northern half of Korea Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Japan sea. Full name: Peoples Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang. The population is 22,697,553 in 2011. North Korea’s currency is won. North Korea has actually departed from both forms of mainstream. Communism practice by both China & Russia. Did you know that North Korea is one of the poorest communist Country. The communist party of Cuba is a ruling political party in the Republic of Cuba. Cuba is an Island between South America and North America. The government of Cuba is communism. The population is 110,477,459. The currency is Cuban Peso. The language is Spanish. Cuba a socialist state and the communist party the leading force on the Island. Vietnam’s first civilization went in the Red river valley about 5,000 years ago. Later dynasties renamed the country Dai Vet and happily extended the air territory south. French tried to retake Vietnam led to war. Vietnam is a socialist state government by the communist party of Vietnam. When the communist overran the south and took its capital Saigon. Vietnam went through a lot of tough things to be communist.

So now you know what communism is and the countries under it. Communism has a flag which has a hammer and a sickle. The Hammer stands for ,socialist union and sickle stands for hard work and farmers poor people. Communism is not fair and also fair to some people.

Communism

Communism countries are ruled by government. Communism mean ruled by a government. There are 5 communist countries, they are China, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam and Cuba. They vote for the government. If they don't vote for them they will die. They can also put them in the jail.

China's full name is 'People's Republic of China.' China is a communist country. It is ruled by the government. China's first leader was Mao Zedong. China's currency is Yuan. China is in Asia.

Vietnam's full name is 'Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam is a communist country. Vietnam is in southeast Asia. They speak Vietnamese. Vietnam's capital city is Hanoi. Vietnam 's currency is Dong.

Laos's full name is 'Lao People's Democratic Republic.' Laos is a communist country. It is near Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Laos's capital city is Vientiance. Their currency is Cip. Laos is in Southeast Asia.

Cuba's full name is 'People's Republic of Cuba.' Cuba is a communist country. Cuba is in Central America island. Cuba's capital city is Havana. Cuba's currency is Cuban Peso. Their language is Spanish.

North Korea's full name is 'Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.' North Korea is a communist country. North Korea is in Asia. North Korea'sn capital city is Pyongyang. Their currency is Their national food is Kimchi.

If people don't vote for anyone or don't vote for that person you get killed. They know, because there are secret polices that hide somewhere in the town. They kill people if that people don't vote for that person. Communism countries are good and bad, because almost everything is free and another reason is they kill people for no reason. So don't think that communist countries are always good.

Karl Heinrich Marx was born in May 5 1818 --- March 14 1883. He died, because of bronchitis and pleurisy. He was a philosopher, sociologist, historian, political economist, political theorist and revolutionary socialist. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born in was born in April 22 1870 --- January 21 1924. He was Russian Marxist revoluytionary, author, lawyer, economic theorist, political philosopher, creator of the, soviet communist party, leader of the 1917 October revolution, and founder of the USSR. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

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