Laos
Currency code:
Currency name:
Lao kip
Country name:
Laos
Capital:
Vientiane
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
July 19, 1949
Independent from:
from France
Total area:
236,800
Land area:
230,800
Water area:
6,000
Population:
6,695,166
Population note:
6,695,166 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Lao
All languages:
Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
Time zone:
(UTC+7)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+856
Domain:
.la