World Countries

Laos

Laos coat of arms
The flag of Laos is composed of three horizontal bands of red, blue and red. The blue band is twice the height of the red bands and bears a white circle at its center.

Common Name: Laos

Official Name: Lao People's Democratic Republic

Geographic Details

CapitalVientiane
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouth-Eastern Asia
Landlocked✅
Area236,800 km²
Coordinates(18° 0' N, 105° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population7,275,556
CurrencyLao kip (₭)
TimezonesUTC+07:00
LanguagesLao
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.la
Calling Code+8
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeLA
alpha3CodeLAO