Laos: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 18.20917 / longitude: 103.85966

General information

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 10 years (tertiary education included).

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Tum Mak Hoong (Som Tum, its Thai name). There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Town of Luang Prabang, Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape.

Economy

The currency symbol is ₭, and the ISO code for that currency is LAK. In 2021 the GDP was $18,827,148,509 USD, which ranks it number 109 in the world.

Population

This country represents 0.087% of the world's population with about 6,492,400 individuals. 24.00 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 1.30%.

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: Lao. The country has a 236,800 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: Vientiane, Savannakhet, Luang Prabang, Thakhek, Pakse. Vientiane serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos is a good place to find out more details on this country. The domain name ".la" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is LA, phone numbers start with +856

Summary

Flag
ISO code LA
Capital Vientiane
Population 6,492,400
World percentage 0.087%
Median age 24.00 years
Population growth rate 1.30%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Lao
GDP (2021) $18,827,148,509
GDP position #109
Currency code LAK
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 10 years
National dish Tum Mak Hoong (Som Tum, its Thai name)
TLD .la
Phone prefix +856
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos

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