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__Have you ever had Khao kneow? [[image:white_rice.jpg width="138" height="144" align="left"]]__


 **Khao kneow is the staple food in Laos. In English Khao knoew means "sticky rice". Sticky rice is found in ever day lives of the Laotians. The sticky rice is served in a woven bamboo container called a tio khoo. It's bad luck not to replace the lid on top of the tip khoo at the end of the meal. Sticky rice is eaten by your hands. Almost 80% of the total population of Laos is involved in farming. More then half of that poulation is devoted to rice production. The climate conditions are good for growing rice because they get a lot of rainfall and high humidity. Some common dishes made with sticky rice are Laap a chopped meat, with spices, broth and crushed dry fried rice. A popular kids snack is bamboo sticks stuffed with sweet sticky rice, red beans and coconut milk. Not only is rice found in food but rice is found in a drink called Lao Lao, a rice whiskey. Along with sticky rice there are many fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meats and noodles that are very common in Laos**. [|Click Here To Find Recipes From Laos] [|Find More Lao Recipes Here]  //** What is the Government structure of Laos? **// //** Laos is a communist state country. Communist state means a form of goverment that the country operates under one party's system. There is many different parties, but the only legal one is Lao People's Revolutionary Party. The persident of Laos is Choummaly Sayasone. Choummaly Sayasone will be in office for five years. He is also the ledder of Lao People's Revolutionary Party. The Council of Ministers are the people who pick who the president will be. The council of Ministers is made up of 49 members. [|To Find Out More On The Government Of Laos Click Here] **//

__FACTS ABOUT LAOS__ **
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//**Vientiane is on the boarder of Thailand. It's south of Xieng Khouang"the highest mountain in Laos."**
 * Capital of laos: Vientiane**

**Major Ethnic groups: ****Lao,Khmou and Hmong ** **some people might say that they are "Laotion" that is the same thing as Lao. 55% of the country is Lao, 11% of the country is Khmou, and 8% of the country is Hmong .** //

// **Relative location of Laos:** // <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12,8,8); font-family: Georgia,serif;">//**Laos is a landlocked country. Laos boarders Thailand,Vietnam, Myamar, Cambodia and China.**// <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 110%; color: rgb(12,8,8); font-family: Georgia,serif;">

//<span style="font-size: 110%; color: #ff8900; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> __** FUN AND UNIQUE FACTS **__ Home to the highly endangered freshwater dolphins. **// <span style="font-size: 110%; color: #040202; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**//One of the custums in Laos is that they eat with their hands.When they are celabrating someone birthday the birthday girl/boy eats with thier feet.//** <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">"aab" means Luck in Lao.