Laos
Laos is the only landlocked nation in Southeast Asia. Laos is rich in both the diversity of its people and its landscapes. While the country lacks the mass tourism of neighbours like Thailand and Vietnam, the sector has been on the rise since the 1990s, and the country hosted five million tourists in 2024.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
Pakse
Pakse is the relatively modern and friendly capital of Champasak province.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Central Laos and Northern Laos.
Central Laos
Central Laos shares borders with Thailand and Vietnam, as well as with Northern and Southern Laos.
Northern Laos
Northern Laos is a mountainous region of Laos.
Southern Laos
The southern region of Laos is comprised…
Laos
- Country with about 6,860,000 residents
- …has Vientiane as its capital
- …uses the Kip (LAK)
- …has the phone code 856
- …uses the internet domain .la
- …covers 236,800 km² (91,429 miles²)
- Description: country in Southeast Asia
- Also known as“Kingdom of Laos”“la”“Lane Xang”“Lanxang”“Lao”“Lao PDR”“Lao People’s Democratic Republic”“Pharassa Anachak Lao”“Phrarassa Anachak Lao”“Phraratsa Anachak Lao”
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Latitude of center
18.17° or 18° 10′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
104.63° or 104° 37′ 48″ east
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In Other Languages
From Abkhazian to Zulu—“Laos” goes by many names.
ЛаосAbkhazian
Лаостәи Жәлартә-Демократиатә РеспубликаAbkhazian
LaosAchinese
ЛаосAdyghe
LaosAfrikaans
LaosAkan
LaosAlbanian
LaosiAlbanian
ላኦስAmharic
ላዎስAmharic
LaosAmis
लाओसAngika
لاوسArabic
LaosAragonese
ԼաոսArmenian
LaosArpitan
গণতান্ত্ৰিক গণপ্ৰজাতন্ত্ৰী লাউচAssamese
চাঠালানালাট্ পাছাঠিপাটাই পাচাছোন্ লাউAssamese
লাউAssamese
লাউচAssamese
লাওচAssamese
LaosAsturian
LaosAtayal
ЛаосAvaric
लाओसAwadhi
LaosAzerbaijani
Laos Xalq Demokratik RespublikasıAzerbaijani
LXDRAzerbaijani
LaosBalinese
LayosiBambara
ЛаосBashkir
LaosBasque
LaosBavarian
ЛаосBelarusian
লাওসBengali
LaosBetawi
लाओसBhojpuri
লাওসBishnupriya
LaosBislama
LaosBosnian
LáosBrahui
LaosBreton
LaoBuginese
LaosaBuginese
ᨒᨕᨚBuginese
ᨒᨕᨚᨔBuginese
ЛаосBulgarian
Народна Демократична Република ЛаосBulgarian
လာအိုBurmese
လာအိုနိုင်ငံBurmese
လာအိုပြည်သူ့ဒီမိုကရတစ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံတော်Burmese
လောနိုင်ငံBurmese
LaosCatalan
República Popular Democràtica de LaosCatalan
KalawánCebuano
LáosCebuano
Lawng Makitawung Demokrasyanhong RepublikaCebuano
Lawng Makitawung Demokratikong RepublikaCebuano
LungsodlawCebuano
LaosCentral Bikol
لاوسCentral Kurdish
LaosChavacano
ЛаосChechen
寮人民民主共和国Chinese
寮人民民主共和國Chinese
寮国Chinese
寮國Chinese
老挝Chinese
老挝人民民主共和国Chinese
老撾Chinese
老撾人民民主共和國Chinese
ЛаосChuvash
Pow LaoCornish
LaosCorsican
Republica Populare Demucratica di u LaosCorsican
Republica Populare Demucratica LaoCorsican
LaosCrimean Tatar
LaosCroatian
Laoska Narodna Demokratska RepublikaCroatian
LaosCzech
Laoská lidově demokratická republikaCzech
Lidově demokratická republika LaosCzech
LaosDagbani
LaosDanish
ލާއޯސްDhivehi
LaosDimli (individual language)
लाओसDotyali
Democratische Volksrepubliek LaosDutch
LaosDutch
ལཱ་ཝོསDzongkha
ЛаосEastern Mari
لاوسEgyptian Arabic
LaosoEsperanto
LaŭioEsperanto
LaŭujoEsperanto
Popola Demokratia Respubliko LaosoEsperanto
LaosEstonian
Laose Demokraatlik RahvavabariikEstonian
Laose DRVEstonian
LaosEwe
Laos nutomeEwe
LaosExtremaduran
LaosFaroese
LaosFiji Hindi
LaosFijian
LaosFinnish
Laosin demokraattinen kansantasavaltaFinnish
LaosFulah
LawoosFulah
LaosGagauz
LaosGalician
República Democrática Popular LaoGalician
老撾Gan Chinese
LawosiGanda
ლაოსიGeorgian
LaosGhanaian Pidgin English
لائؤسGilaki
LaosGoan Konkani
लाओसGoan Konkani
Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του ΛάοςGreek
ΛάοςGreek
Λατινική ΑμερικήGreek
LáoGuarani
LaosGuianese Creole French
લાઓસGujarati
LaosHaitian
LayòsHaitian
LaosHakka Chinese
Liàu-koetHakka Chinese
LaosHausa
LawasHausa
LaosaHawaiian
לאוסHebrew
KalawánHiligaynon
LáosHiligaynon
लाओसHindi
LaoszHungarian
Laoszi Népi Demokratikus KöztársaságHungarian
LaosIban
LaosIcelandic
LaosIdo
LaosIgbo
LaosIloko
LaosInari Sami
Laos demokraatlâš aalmugtäsiväldiInari Sami
KelauanIndonesian
LaosIndonesian
Republik Demokratik Rakyat LaoIndonesian
LaosInterlingua
LaosInterlingue
ᓛᐅᔅInuktitut
LaosInupiaq
LausaqInupiaq
LaosIrish
LaoItalian
LaosItalian
Repubblica Popolare Democratica del LaosItalian
LausJamaican Creole English
ラオスJapanese
ラオス人民民主共和国Japanese
LaosJavanese
ЛаосKabardian
LawɔsɩKabiyè
LaosKadazan Dusun
LaosKalaallisut
Лаосин Улс ОрнKalmyk
ಲಾವೋಸ್Kannada
LaosKara-Kalpak
ЛаосKarachay-Balkar
Лаос Халкъ-Демократ РеспубликаKarachay-Balkar
ЛХДРKarachay-Balkar
لاسKashmiri
لاووسKashmiri
लाओसKashmiri
LaòsKashubian
ЛаосKazakh
ប្រទេសឡាវKhmer
សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យប្រជាមានិតឡាវKhmer
ឡាវKhmer
LaosKikuyu
LaosiKikuyu
BanwalawKinaray-A
KalawánKinaray-A
LáosKinaray-A
LawosiKinyarwanda
ЛаосKirghiz
LaosKomering
ЛаосKomi
LaosKongo
라오스Korean
LaosKurdish
لاوسKurdish
LaosLadin
LaosLadino
Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn LaoLao
ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວLao
ປະເທດລາວLao
ລາວLao
LaotiaLatin
LaosaLatvian
LaòsLigurian
LaosLimburgan
LaosLingala
LawosiLingala
LauLingua Franca Nova
老撾Literary Chinese
LaosasLithuanian
LaosLivvi
lausLojban
luaosLojban
LaosLombard
Demokratiske Volksrepublik LaoLow German
DVR LaoLow German
LaosLow German
LaosLower Sorbian
LawosiLuba-Katanga
Laåvså demokratidjalasj álmmukrepublihkkaLule Sami
Laåvså demokratidjalasj álmmukrepublijkkaLule Sami
LaåvssåLule Sami
LaosLuxembourgish
ЛаосMacedonian
LaosMadurese
लाओसMagahi
लाओस जनवादी लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्यMagahi
लाओसMaithili
LaôsMalagasy
LaôsaMalagasy
LaôsyMalagasy
LaosMalay
Republik Demokratik Rakyat LaosMalay
ലാവോസ്Malayalam
il-LaosMaltese
LaosMaltese
Repubblika Demokratika tal-Poplu tal-LaosMaltese
ꯂꯥꯑꯣ ꯄꯤꯄꯂꯁ ꯗꯦꯃꯣꯛꯔꯦꯇꯤꯛ ꯔꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛManipuri
ꯂꯥꯑꯣꯁManipuri
Yn LaosManx
RāohoMaori
लाओसMarathi
لائوسMazanderani
LaosMin Dong Chinese
Lō̤-kuŏMin Dong Chinese
Láu-oMin Nan Chinese
Liâu-kokMin Nan Chinese
LaosMinangkabau
ლაოსიMingrelian
ლაოსიშ ოკათე დემოკრატიულ რესპუბლიკაMingrelian
LaosMirandese
ЛаосMoksha
ЛаосMongolian
لاووصMoroccan Arabic
RaotNauru
Dziłtah Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dootłʼizhí BikéyahNavajo
LaosNeapolitan
लाओसNepali
लाओसNewari
LaosNias
LaosNorth Ndebele
LaosNorthern Frisian
LaosNorthern Sami
Laosa demokráhtalaš álbmotdásseváldiNorthern Sami
LaosNorwegian
Den demokratiske folkerepublikk LaosNorwegian Bokmål
Den demokratiske folkerepublikken LaosNorwegian Bokmål
LaosNorwegian Bokmål
Laos, Den folkedemokratiske republikkenNorwegian Bokmål
LaosNorwegian Nynorsk
Laos, Den folkedemokratiske republikkenNorwegian Nynorsk
LaosNovial
LaosNyanja
LaòsOccitan (post 1500)
ܠܐܘܣOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܠܐܳܣOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
LaolandOld English (ca. 450-1100)
ଲାଓସ୍Oriya
Laa’osOromo
ЛаосOssetian
လာအိုခမ်းထီPa'o Karen
लाओसPali
BalenláuPampanga
KaláwanPampanga
LaosPampanga
LáusPampanga
LaosPangasinan
ਲਾਉਸPanjabi
ਲਾਓਸPanjabi
LaosPapiamento
لائوسPersian
LaosPicard
LàosPiemontese
LayosPitcairn-Norfolk
LaosPolish
Laos (Demokratyczna Republika Ludowa)Polish
Laotańska Republika Ludowo-DemokratycznaPolish
لاوسPushto
LaosQuechua
Law suyuQuechua
လာဝ်နိုင်ငံRakhine
လာအို ပြည်သူ့ဒီမိုကရက်တစ်သမ္မတနိုင်ငံတော်Rakhine
လာအိုနိုင်ငံRakhine
Lao, Republica Democratică PopularăRomanian
LaosRomanian
LaosRomansh
LayosiRundi
ЛаосRussia Buriat
ЛаосRussian
Лаосская Народно-Демократическая РеспубликаRussian
ЛНДРRussian
ЛаосRusyn
LaosSakizaya
LaosSamoan
LaosiSamoan
LauososSamogitian
LùaôsiSango
लाओसSanskrit
ᱞᱟᱣᱚᱥSantali
لاؤسSaraiki
LaosSardinian
LaosScots
LàthosScottish Gaelic
LaosSerbian
ЛаосSerbian
Лаоска Народна Демократска РепубликаSerbian
LaosSerbo-Croatian
မိူင်းလၢဝ်းShan
LaosShona
RaosiShona
LaosSicilian
LaosSilesian
لائوسSindhi
ලාඕසයSinhala
Laoozz demokraattlaž meertääʹssväʹlddSkolt Sami
LaosSkolt Sami
LaosSlovak
Laoská ľudovodemokratická republikaSlovak
LaosSlovenian
Ljudska demokratična republika LaosSlovenian
LaosSomali
لائوسSouth Azerbaijani
LaosSundanese
LaosSwahili
LaosiSwahili
ILawosoSwati
Demokratiska folkrepubliken LaosSwedish
LaosSwedish
LaosSwiss German
ꠟꠣꠃꠌSylheti
KalawánTagalog
LáosTagalog
Law na Makamadlang Demokratikong RepublikaTagalog
Law na Makataumbayang Demokratikong RepublikaTagalog
Makamadlang Demokratikong Republika ng KalawánTagalog
Makataumbayang Demokratikong Republika ng KalawánTagalog
ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥘᥣᥝᥰTai Nüa
ЛаосTajik
LaosTalysh
லாவோஸ்Tamil
LaosTaroko
ЛаосTatar
లావోస్Telugu
LaosTetum
ประเทศลาวThai
ปะเทดลาวThai
เมืองลาวThai
ล้านช้างThai
ลาวThai
ลาวส์Thai
สปป.ลาวThai
สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาวThai
ལཱ་འོས།Tibetan
ላኦስTigrinya
LaosTok Pisin
LaosiTonga (Tonga Islands)
LauTonga (Tonga Islands)
LaosTsonga
LaosTswana
ಲಾವೋಸ್Tulu
LaosTumbuka
لاوسTunisian Arabic
LaosTurkish
LaosTurkmen
LaosTwi
ЛаосUdmurt
لائوسUighur
ЛаосUkrainian
Лаоська Народно-Демократична РеспублікаUkrainian
LaosUpper Sorbian
لاؤسUrdu
LaosUzbek
ŁàosVenetian
LaosVeps
Laosan Rahvahaliž-Demokratine TazovaldkundVeps
LRDTVeps
CHDCND LàoVietnamese
Cộng hòa Dân chủ Nhân dân LàoVietnamese
LàoVietnamese
LaosVlaams
LaosänVolapük
LaosVõro
KalawánWaray (Philippines)
LáosWaray (Philippines)
LaosWelsh
ԼաոսWestern Armenian
LaosWestern Frisian
لاؤسWestern Panjabi
LawosWolof
Réewum LawosWolof
老挝Wu Chinese
ЛаосYakut
לאַאסYiddish
Láọ̀sYoruba
LaosiYoruba
寮Yue Chinese
寮人民民主共和國Yue Chinese
寮國Yue Chinese
老Yue Chinese
老撾Yue Chinese
老撾人民民主共和國Yue Chinese
LaosZeeuws
LaoZhuang
LaujvohZhuang
i-LaosZulu
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