Population: 5 777 180 habitants (est. 2002)
Neighboring countries: Thaïlande, Myanmar, Chine, Vietnam, Cambodge
Density: 24.40 hab./km²
Area: 236 804 km²
capital: Vientiane
Top Cities: Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, Pakse, Sayaboury, Khammouane
Mountain Highlight: Phou Bia 2 817 m.
Language: Laotien, Khmu, Hmong, Phu Thai
Official Laotien
Currency: Kip
National Day: 2 décembre
Status: Gouvernement de transition
Neighboring countries: Thaïlande, Myanmar, Chine, Vietnam, Cambodge
Density: 24.40 hab./km²
Area: 236 804 km²
capital: Vientiane
Top Cities: Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, Pakse, Sayaboury, Khammouane
Mountain Highlight: Phou Bia 2 817 m.
Language: Laotien, Khmu, Hmong, Phu Thai
Official Laotien
Currency: Kip
National Day: 2 décembre
Status: Gouvernement de transition
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A Schoolteacher in Laos http://schoolteacherinlaos.blogspot.com/2laossong,laostudio http://phonh2009.blogspot.com/3UNICEF Laos http://uniceflaos.blogspot.com/4ພຣະພຸດທະສາສະນາ ແລະ ວັດທະນະທຳລາວ http://watsrisavangvong.blogspot.com/5ພໍ ເມືອງພວນ ຄົນເດີນທາງ ສູ່ຊີວິດອິດສະຫລະ http://phengpuan.blogspot.com/6Kaveemauengphaun in english http://kaveemauengphaunenglish.blogspot.com/
Laos ((, or ) Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Its population was estimated to be around 6.5 million in 2012. Its economy is accelerating rapidly with the demands for its metals. It is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), East Asia Summit and La Francophonie. Laos applied for membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1997, and on February 2, 2013 it was granted full membership