Phimphachanh Chansy, Sayabounthavong Khanthanouvieng
National Committee for the Control of AIDS Bureau, Vientiane, Lao PRD.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2004 Jun;16(3 Suppl A):91-9. doi: 10.1521/aeap.16.3.5.91.35523.
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a landlocked country with a population of 5.5 million and a total land area of 236,800 square kilometers. It has a population density of 23.3. It borders Thailand, Myanmar, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Its population distribution is 54.9% below the age of 20 years, and 27.8% aged between 20 and 39 years (NSC, 2002). Women comprise 49.5% of the overall population. 1 National Statistics Center, Basic Statics, 2002; National Statics Center, Population Census.
老挝人民民主共和国(老挝)是一个内陆国家,人口550万,国土总面积236,800平方公里。人口密度为每平方公里23.3人。它与泰国、缅甸、中国、越南和柬埔寨接壤。其人口分布情况为:20岁以下人口占54.9%,20至39岁人口占27.8%(老挝国家统计局,2002年)。女性占总人口的49.5%。1老挝国家统计局,基础统计数据,2002年;老挝国家统计局,人口普查。