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Laos

Country in Asia
Laos is a Southeast Asian country traversed by the Mekong River and known for mountainous terrain, French colonial architecture, hill tribe settlements and Buddhist monasteries. Vientiane, the capital, is the site of the That Luang monument, where...
Capital: Vientiane
Currency: Laotian Kip
Official language: Lao
Government: Republic, Unitary state, Communist state, and more
Gross domestic product: 15.47 billion USD (2022)
GDP (nominal): 2023 estimate
Population: 7.529 million (2022)
Source: World Bank