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Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
  • Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao
Flag of Laos
Emblem of Laos
Flag Emblem
Motto: ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ
"Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity"
Anthem: Pheng Xat Lao
Lao National Anthem
Location of  Laos  (green)in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Laos  (green)

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Vientiane
17°58′N 102°36′E / 17.967°N 102.600°E / 17.967; 102.600
Official languages Lao
Spoken languages
Ethnic groups (2005)
Religion Buddhism
Demonym Laotian
Lao
Government Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state
Bounnhang Vorachith
Thongloun Sisoulith
Phankham Viphavanh
Legislature National Assembly
Formation
1354–1707
1707–1778
• Vassal of Thonburi and Siam
1778–1893
1826–8
1893–1949
• Independence from France
19 July 1949
• Declared Independence
22 October 1953
9 November 1953 – 2 December 1975
• Lao Monarchy abolished
2 December 1975
14 August 1991
Area
• Total
237,955 km2 (91,875 sq mi) (84th)
• Water (%)
2
Population
• 2014 (Jul) estimate
6,803,699 (104th)
• 2015 census
6,492,228
• Density
26.7/km2 (69.2/sq mi) (177th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
US$40.962 billion
• Per capita
US$5,718
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
US$13.761 billion
• Per capita
US$1,921
Gini (2008) 36.7
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.575
medium · 141st
Currency Kip (LAK)
Time zone ICT
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code +856
ISO 3166 code LA
Internet TLD .la

Coordinates: 18°N 105°E / 18°N 105°E / 18; 105

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Laos, (Listeni/ˈlɑːs/,/ˈls/, /ˈlɑːɒs/, or /ˈlɒs/;Lao: ລາວ, Lao pronunciation: [láːw], Lāo) officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao) or commonly referred to its colloquial name of Muang Lao (Lao: ເມືອງລາວ, Muang Lao) is a landlocked country in the heart of the Indochinese peninsula of Mainland Southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southwest, and Thailand to the west and southwest.


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