Laos

Basic facts about Laos

Country name: Laos
Capital: Vientiane
Country code: 313
Continent: East & Southeast Asia
Currency name: Lao kip
Independence: 1949-07-19 00:00:00
Independent from: from France
Total area (km2): 236,800
Land area (km2): 230,800
Water area (km2): 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)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +856
Domain: .la