Laos
By Isaac and the Festival Elephant
of Laos
Location
-Laos is a landlocked
country in south
east Asia
-Laos is bordered by
China to the north,
Vietnam to the east,
Cambodia to the
south with Thailand
and Myanmar to the
west
Size
-area is 236 800km2
-91 429mi2
Population
-population is 6 660 0003
-sixty nine percent is
rural and twenty one
percent is urban
- flags colors represent
things like red
symbolizes the blood
and souls of the Laotian
people blue stands for
prosperity while white
promises a bright future
Capital City And Important
City’s
-capitol of Laos is
Vientiane and also the
largest city
-form of government is
a communist state
-the national anthem is
“Pheng Sat” (“national
music”)
Languages
-official language is
Lao
-tribes of Laos speak
different languages
-Lao Lum speak
both Lao and tai
Currency
-currency is kip(basic
unit)
-most people in Laos
are poor
-these are the ingredients for
koua khao (fried rice), 4tbsp
of vegetable oil , 2eggs
(beaten), 1yellow
onion(chopped fine), 4cloves
of garlic(crushed), 1lb of pork
chops (or beef), (boned and
julienned), shrimp (shelled
and deveined), 1tsp of salt
(adjust to taste), 1tsp of
black pepper (grounded),
2tbsp of fish sauce, 2 red
chilies, (julienned) 2tbsp of
ketchup, 4cups of rice
(cooked), 1/2cup of
scallions(chopped), 4tbsp of
coriander(chopped)
Food
Bibliography
-worldbookonline.com
-asianspicyrecipes.com
-World Book Encyclopedia, 12,
2005