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Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand and west of Vietnam. About 90% of the Laotians are Buddhist, probably influenced from Chinese traders from the Silk Road. Laos is currently communist with a free market economy. Laos' communism is a probable influence from Vietnam and the war. Currently, Laos has a GDP of $20.78 billion and a GDP per capita of $3,100.