force: 4.5 million (est.) by occupation: agriculture 85-90% (est.) *Laos, Government Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Joaquim Rafael BRANCO chancery: (temporary) 820 Second Avenue, Suite 900F, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico) US diplomatic representation: US representative: Charles TWINNING mission: 27 EO Street 240, Phnom Penh [US Embassy] Holy See (Vatican City), Defense Forces Branches: People's Liberation Army (EPL), Francisco CARABALLO Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Elections: Senate: last held 2 December (1971)
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