1. By: Ryan McMurtry and Tyrrel MacDonald
Laos
By: Ryan McMurtry and
Tyrrel MacDonald

2. Intro Our country is Laos
We chose Laos because we thought it had a really awesome name
It’s really poor
So we wanted how well the country in general did like if they earned money on exports and imports or if they lost money on these exchanges

3. Overview Population: 6.5 million Language: Lao Capital: Vientiane
Ethnic groups: Lao, Khmou, Hmong, over 100 minor
President: Choummaly Sayasone
Prime Minister: Thongsing Thammavong
Currency: $1 Lao kip to Canadian is $
$1 Canadian to Lao kip is $8,042.42

4. The History of Colonization
Tai people first settled in the 13th century
France took over Laos and made it part of French Indochina in 1893
Introduced corvee (10 days manual labour to government from civilians)
Japanese brief occupation during WWII
Independence from Japanese in 1945
- communism, originated by German philosopher Karl Marx, spread into Laos with support by Russians and china During Vietnam war and became form of government

5. Colonization cont... French colonized till October 1953
Independence as a constitutional monarchy after French leave
Occupied by communist north Vietnam in the Vietnam war as a supply route
Adopted communist government
spread into Laos with support by Russians and china During Vietnam war
Colonization a direct example of globalization

6. What are the main exports
wood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold, agriculture, clothes, rubber, cement
$1.842 billion (2011 est.)
Effects of globalization
France brought first coffee plant
Communism all industry is controlled and owned by government
Eg. Mining companies are state owned
Some agriculture is grown to support a family other wise is sold for a profit

7. What are the imports
machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods
Luckily around 70% of the people depend on the land
instead of depending on city’s and other industries
imports are 2.37 billion (2011 est.)

8. What are the main industry’s of Laos
Tourism
Because of places like
Huge cave system used in the Vietnam war, Vieng Xai
Pha That Luang, it symbolizes the world of materials at the bottom and the world of nothingness
Mekong river, it goes through most of southeast Asia and is a great way for them to travel
And stuff is extremely cheap like for a loaf of bread it can only cost 25 to 35 cents sometimes more

9. Living Conditions
26. percent living below the material poverty line in 2010
male: years (2011 est.)
female: years (2011 est.)
Most of the population does not have access to potable water
Do not live very long
Not very wealthy so not as healthy
Live shorter than here
female life expectancy at 82.7 and male expectancy at 78 in Canada in 2005

10. Laos average life span

11. Living conditions cont.……….. Pop density
26.87 in 2010 in 1 sq. kilometer, Laos
3.75 in 2010 in 1 sq. kilometer, Canada
Canada is way more spread out Laos is more crowded
34 million Canada to 6 million Laos
3.4 unemployment rate 1994 Laos
7.4 for Canada

12. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Is the value of all finished goods and services made in a country within a certain time period
$17.66 billion us (2011 est.) Laos
$2,700 US per capita Laos
1.414 trillion us 2011 Canada
41,100 us 2011per capita Canada

13. Effect on environment Light and sound pollution is biggest concern
Unsatisfactory waste disposable
Not very clean
Environment not doing great
Eg. export of Wood products caused deforestation

14. Way of life most continue to live in their traditional way in Laos
Canada is it is rarer to still follow ancient traditions
Still live off of the land
Rice is turning into cash crop
Some people do grow it as their own food source

15. Conclusion We learned that In Canada we live 20 years longer
Lot’s of people depend on land
People die young
About a quarter of the people there live under the material poverty line
In Canada we live 20 years longer

16. bibliography http://www.indexmundi.com/laos/exports.html
› Laos › Demographics

17. Bibliography