- Laos - Wikipedia
Laos, [a] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [b] is 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 The country has a population of approximately eight million [12]
- Laos | History, Flag, Map, Capital, Population, Facts | Britannica
Laos, landlocked country of northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north that narrows into a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast Overall, the country extends about 650 miles (1,050 km) from northwest to southeast
- Laos - The World Factbook
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- Laos | Culture, Facts Travel - CountryReports
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a landlocked nation, lies in the center of the Southeast Asian Peninsula and borders on five countries Dense jungle and rugged mountains in the north and east cover 6% of the country’s surface
- Lao - Lao PDR - Laos - Lan Xang - Southeast Asia: Laos
The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a communist state, a one-party socialist republic The executive governmental power is held by a president, who is chosen by an elected National Assembly to serve a five-year term
- 23 Interesting Facts About Laos - The Facts Institute
The most interesting facts about Laos, from a tragic history, one of the world’s last communist states and a collection of over 2,100 stone jars 1 Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia A landlocked country is surrounded by land and does not have access to the open sea 2
- History of Laos | War, Map, Flag, Facts | Britannica
The Lao people, the predominant ethnic group in present-day Laos, are a branch of the Tai peoples who by the 8th century ce had established a powerful kingdom, Nanzhao, in southwestern China
- Laos country profile - BBC News
Laos is one of the world's few openly communist states It is a one-party state and the general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party holds ultimate power and authority over
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