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[[Category:Laos]] | ==Resources== | ||
===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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In other languages: ພາສາລາວResources[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
Ethnic groups: Lao 54%, Khmou 11 %, Hmong 10% and other 25%[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).
- ↑ Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs), Laos Country Profile, (accessed 5 February 2022).