Laos
Region: Asia • ISO Code: LA / LAO
Basic Information
Phone Code
+856
Country Code
LA / LAO
Region
Asia
Timezone
Asia/Vientiane
Economic & Demographic Information
Currency
Lao Kip ₖ
Population
7,526,000
Capital
Vientiane
Languages
Lao
Time Information
Current Time
04/01/2026, 19:53:10 GMT+7
UTC Offset
+07:00
Wikipedia Information
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is a country in mainland Southeast Asia, and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Having a population of more than 7 million, Laos's capital and most populous city is Vientiane. Laos has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the town of Luang Prabang, the temple complex of Vat Phou, and the Plain of Jars. The 2021 completion of the Boten–Vientiane railway, Laotian section of the Laos–China Railway (LCR), connects Vientiane to Kunming.
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