Laos
Basic Information
Official name: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Native name: ສປປລາວ
Population: 7,647,000
Area: 236,800 km²
Region: Asia
Sub Region: South-Eastern Asia
Capital: Vientiane
Coordinates: 18°, 105°
Landlocked: Yes
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): LA
ISO Code (Alpha-3): LAO
Olympic Code: LAO
FIFA Code: LAO
Top level domain: .la
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Lao kip (₭) - LAK
Languages
Lao (lao)
Timezones
UTC+07:00
Continents
Asia
Demonyms
eng: Laotian/Laotianfra: Laotien/Laotienne
GINI Index
2018: 38.8
Driving
Side: rightSign: LAO
International Dialing
+856
Coat of Arms
