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Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Laos has a population of more than 7.5 million, and its capital and most populous city is Vientiane. It has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the town of Luang Prabang, the temple complex of Vat Phou, and the Plain of Jars. Laos participates in the Greater Mekong Subregion economic cooperation programme and is a member of ASEAN, the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, East Asia Summit, La Francophonie, and the World Trade Organization.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Laotian
These are English demonyms for people from Laos. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
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Turning points
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BEYOND THE MAP
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Geography 2
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Exports
Trades with
Farms and fisheries
- cassava
- root vegetables
- rice
- sugarcane
- vegetables
- bananas
Largest cities
| Vientiane capital | 840,940 |
| Savannakhet | 125,760 |
| Thakhèk | 90,800 |
| Pakse | 77,900 |
Wars and conflicts
Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (5)
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Leaders before them
Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: cities, founded.