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Internat ional Relations Year 1
growth noun ຄວາມຈະເລີນເຕີບໂຕ The economy had 8.2% growth in 2012.
hydropower noun ເຂື ່ອນໄຟຟ ້ ານ ໍ້ າຕົກ Hydropower is important to the Lao economy.
ideal adj ເໝາະສົມທີ ່ ສຸດ Hydropower is an ideal industry for Laos.
industry noun ອຸດສະຫາກ ໍ າ The manufacturing industry is small.
link noun ເຊື ່ອມໂຍງ Laos aims to become a land- linked country.
poverty noun ຄວາມທຸກຍາກ 26% of people live below the poverty line.
Prime Minister noun ນາຍົກລັດຖະມ ົ ນຕີ The Prime Minister opened the meeting.
rate noun ອັດຕາ The poverty rate has fallen to 26%.
remainder noun ສ ່ ວນທີ ່ ເຫຼືອ He gave the remainder of his money to
charity.
session noun ສະໄໝປະຊຸມ The first session finished early.
socialist adj ລັດທິສັງຄົມນິຍົມ The country adopted socialist policies.
struggle noun ການຕໍ່ສູ ້ After years of struggle and war, the Pathet
Lao took over the government.
underdeveloped adj ດ ້ ວຍພັດທະນາ There are many underdeveloped regions.
unicameral adj ທີ ່ ມີສະພາດຽວ Laos has a unicameral parliament.
vote verb ລົງຄະແນນສຽງ You must be 18 years old to vote.
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