The People of Laos

Laos is considered one of the poorest countries in the world, but I have never encountered famine, debt, and slum problems related to many third world and developing countries. About 80% of the population of Laos live in rural areas, the rest of the population lives in Vientiane, Laos, and other capital cities (Lao Cultural Profile, 2009). In these urban areas of Laos there is a market and administrative center for trade and communication.

More than half of the country's population is Laos, they are the main low-income people of Laos, political and cultural leaders of Laos. Laos is a Thai language group that began moving from south to south in the first millennium. Ten percent belong to the other 'lowland' group, forming Laos with the Lao people. Mongolian Khmer (known as Laos) or central slope Lao people dominate in the mountainous areas of the central and southern part. Other terms are Khmu, Khamu (Kammu), or Kha. This is because Lao Loum calls them the Austrian origin. But the latter is considered derogatory, or "slave". They are indigenous people in the north of Laos. Ethnic minorities in Vietnam, China and Thailand still exist in particular in the town, but died after independence in the late 1940s, many of whom moved to Vietnam, Hong Kong and France. Laos accounts for about 30% of the total population

In the last century, the Miao family was involved in political instability affecting Southeast Asian countries. During the secret war, many seedlings of Laos objected to Communist nationalist Paffet Rao. When Pathet Lao took over the government in 1975, the people of the Hmong were retaliated separately and numerous people fled to Thailand. Many people have resettled in Western countries, including the United States, Australia, France, French Guiana and Canada. Other returned to Laos under repatriation program by United Nations fund. Approximately 8000 people of Mong refugees stay in Thailand