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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

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.

Documents regarding events that took place before 1975 are unavailable. The Japanese Army destroyed virtually all extant French colonial records when it invaded Laos in World War II. When the Pathet Lao came to power in 1975, they destroyed most extant records of the former Royal government.{{^{[verification needed]} }}

Ethnic groups: Lao 54%, Khmou 11 %, Hmong 10% and other 25%<ref>Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs), Laos Country Profile

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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-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>
+==Historical Background==
-==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" />
+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.
-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>
+Documents regarding events that took place before 1975 are unavailable. The Japanese Army destroyed virtually all extant French colonial records when it invaded Laos in World War II. When the Pathet Lao came to power in 1975, they destroyed most extant records of the former Royal government.{{Verify source}}
-[https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/1+Laos+Country+Profile Logistics Capacity Assessment]
+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]
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
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