LAO P.D.R.
Personal-Organization Report - Lao P.D.R.
- Leadership Development Course
The land
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| Borders - | China | N - 505km | Vietnam | E - 2,069km |
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| Cambodia | S - 435km | |
| Thailand | W - 1,835km | |
| Myanmar | NW - 236km | |
| Length | 1700km, | |
| Width - | Widest point: | 500km. |
| Narrowest: | 140km. | |
| Total area | 236,800 sq km | |
People
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- Population: 6.8 million
- Density: 23 persons per sq km
Nearly 10% of PP is disabled people
(The national Survey in 1993),
11.778 Villages = 455,294 people
Population of people with disabilities
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･ Classify by cause
- - Unexploded bomb
- - Road accident
- - Occupational injuries
- - Polio
- - Wrong treatment
The number of each cause has not yet been clear, and also classified by age and gender not yet available.
Law and Regulations
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Law and regulations concerning to protect the benefits of people with disabilities is not yet formulated.
Financial assistance for persons with disabilities
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Their parents and family is responsible for their own family's member. There are some NGOs donated in kind to enlisted member of Lao Disabled People Association (LDPA).
Thank you very much
