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==Resources==
[[Category:Laos]]
 
===Offices to Contact===
 
Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref>
 
==Background==
 
The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.<ref name="Kemp" />
 
Ethnic groups: Lao 54%, Khmou 11 %, Hmong 10% and other 25%<ref>Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs),  [https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/1+Laos+Country+Profile Laos Country Profile], (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref>
 
[https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/1+Laos+Country+Profile Logistics Capacity Assessment]
 
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Laos]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]

Revision as of 16:50, 27 April 2016

There are no central registries of vital records in Laos. There are no standard forms for any civil record other than the Household Registry Book and national Identification Card. Documents can be obtained only by those applying in person and resident in Laos, and occasionally by family members applying in person. All documents should be considered unavailable to applicants outside of Laos.

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