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) |
Date format: | |
Drive on: | right |
Calling code: | +856 |
Domain: | .la |