Contains a compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political and military institutions and practices of Laos. Presents an objective description of the nation's society and the kinds of possible or probable change that might be expected in the future. Contains bibliographies, maps, and charts, and pertinent tabulated information on ethnolinguistic groups, incomes, imports and exports, grades and pay of Police Corps, and rank and insignia of the Royal Armed Forces. [TAIC]