• Population : 5.7 million (2003)

• Population density : 24 person/km2 (2003)

• Population growth rate : 2.3% (2002)

• Life expectancy : 54.5 years (2002)

• Infant mortality rate : 100/1.000 (2002)

• Literacy rate : 73% (1998/1999)

• Economy : 1. Per-capital GNP = US$350 (2000)

3. Real GDP growth rate = 5.0% (2002)

4. CPI growth rate = 9.0% (estimated from 2000-2003)

Generally speaking, the terminology “poverty” is somewhat vague and complex. It has a negative connotation and can be applied to many terms for instance, income poverty, human poverty and the like. According to CPC and JICA (2002:105) poverty in Laos is considered as the lack of basic requirements in daily livelihood, such as lack of food (less than 2,100 kcal/person/day), clothing, perman

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