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<genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry xmlns:genc="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0" genc:schemaLocation="" xmlns:genc-cmn="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc-cmn" genc-cmn:schemaLocation="" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc http://nsgreg-api.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0.0/genc.xsd">
  <genc:encoding>
    <genc-cmn:char3Code>LAO</genc-cmn:char3Code>
    <genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/3/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:char2Code>LA</genc-cmn:char2Code>
    <genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/2/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:numericCode>418</genc-cmn:numericCode>
    <genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/n/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
  </genc:encoding>
  <genc:name><![CDATA[LAOS]]></genc:name>
  <genc:shortName><![CDATA[Laos]]></genc:shortName>
  <genc:fullName><![CDATA[Lao People’s Democratic Republic]]></genc:fullName>
  <genc:gencStatus>exception</genc:gencStatus>
  <genc:entryDate>2023-07-01</genc:entryDate>
  <genc:entryType>unchanged</genc:entryType>
  <genc:usRecognition>independent</genc:usRecognition>
  <genc:entryNotesOnNaming><![CDATA[The GENC Standard specifies the name "LAOS" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC"; GENC specifies the short name "Laos" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)"; GENC specifies the full name "Lao People’s Democratic Republic" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "the Lao People’s Democratic Republic". Note that ISO 3166-1 consistently uses the incorrect character U+0027 rather than U+2019.]]></genc:entryNotesOnNaming>
  <genc:entryNotesOnTerritory/>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-AT</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-BK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-BL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-CH</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-HO</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-KH</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-LM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-LP</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-OU</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-PH</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-SL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-SV</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-VI</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-VT</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-XA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-XE</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-XI</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">LA-XS</genc:division>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>lao</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
</genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry>