Outline of Laos

The Flag of Laos

The Coat of arms of Laos

The location of Laos

File:Un-laos.png

An enlargeable map of the Lao People's Democratic Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Laos:

Laos – landlocked sovereign country located in Southeast Asia.^[1] Laos borders Burma (Myanmar) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended officially when the communist Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975 but the protesting between factions continued for several years.

Private enterprise has increased since the late 1990s when economic reforms including rapid business licensing were introduced. Laos is still ranked among the lowest countries in terms of economic and political freedom.^[2] The economy of Laos grew at 7.2% in 2006, 35th fastest in the world. Eighty percent of the employed practice subsistence agriculture.^[1] The country's ethnic make-up is diverse, with around 70% belonging to the largest ethnic group, the Lao.^[1]

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Laos

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Laos
Official English country name: The Lao People's Democratic Republic
Adjectives: Lao, Laotian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Laos
International rankings of Laos
ISO country codes: LA, LAO, 418
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LA
Internet country code top-level domain: .la

Geography of Laos

An enlargeable topographic map of Laos

Laos is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - South East Asia
      - Indochina
- Time zone: UTC+07
- Extreme points of Laos
  - High: Phou Bia 2,817 m (9,242 ft)
  - Low: Mekong 70 m (230 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,083 km

Vietnam 2,130 km

Thailand 1,754 km

Cambodia 541 km

China 423 km

Myanmar 235 km

Coastline: none

Population of Laos: 5,859,000 - 106th most populous country
Area of Laos: 236,800 km²
Atlas of Laos

Environment of Laos

File:Satellite-laos.jpg

An enlargeable false color satellite image of Laos

Natural geographic features of Laos

Regions of Laos

Ecoregions of Laos

Administrative divisions of Laos

Provinces of Laos
- Districts of Laos

Provinces of Laos

Districts of Laos

Municipalities of Laos

Capital of Laos: Vientiane
Cities of Laos

Demography of Laos

Government and politics of Laos

Main article: Government of Laos and Politics of Laos

Form of government:
Capital of Laos: Vientiane

Branches of the government of Laos

Executive branch of the government of Laos

Legislative branch of the government of Laos

Parliament of Laos (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Laos
- Lower house: House of Commons of Laos

Judicial branch of the government of Laos

Supreme Court of Laos

Foreign relations of Laos

International organization membership

The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF)
Colombo Plan (CP)
East Asia Summit (EAS)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)

Law and order in Laos

Military of Laos

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Laos
Forces
- Army of Laos
- Navy of Laos: None
- Air Force of Laos
- Special forces of Laos
Military history of Laos
Military ranks of Laos

Local government in Laos

History of Laos

Main article: History of Laos, Timeline of the history of Laos, and Current events of Laos

Military history of Laos

Culture of Laos

Art in Laos

Sports in Laos

Economy and infrastructure of Laos

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 141st (one hundred and forty first)

Currency of Laos: Kip
- ISO 4217: LAK

Education in Laos

Health in Laos

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Laos

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Laos#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Laos]].

Wikimedia Atlas of Laos
Collaborative Collection of Creative Commons licensed images of Laos
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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