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 |