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The Kingdom of Million Elephants

Laos is a country of rugged mountains and dense forests that lies in the heart of South East Asia. Laos is also known as "the Kingdom of a million elephants", because the capital of the ancient kingdom used to be surrounded by large pastures that were the grazing grounds for wild elephants.

Facts about Laos

Administrative divisions:	16 provinces (khoueng , singular and plural) and 1 capital city* (nakhon luang , singular and plural); Attapu , Bokeo , Bolikhamxai , Champasak , Houaphan , Khammouan , Louangnamtha , Louangphrabang , Oudomxai , Phongsali , Salavan , Savannakhet , Viangchan (Vientiane)* , Viangchan , Xaignabouli , Xekong , Xiangkhoang
Area:	total: 236 ,800 sq km land: 230 ,800 sq km water: 6 ,000 sq km
Background:	Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang , established in the 14th Century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand , as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline , Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975 , the Communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1986. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997.
Flag description:	three horizontal bands of red (top) , blue (double width) , and red with a large white disk centered in the blue band
Capital:	name: Vientiane geographic coordinates: 17 58 N , 102 36 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time)
Climate:	tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Currency code:	kip (LAK)
Ethnic groups:	Lao 55% , Khmou 11% , Hmong 8% , other (over 100 minor ethnic groups) 26% (2005 census)
Geographic coordinates:	18 00 N , 105 00 E
Geography note:	landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand
Government type:	Communist state
Imports partners:	Thailand 69.4% , China 9.4% , Vietnam 5.6% (2007)
Internet country code:	.la
Land boundaries:	0 km (landlocked)
Neighbouring countries:	total: 5 ,083 km border countries: Burma 235 km , Cambodia 541 km , China 423 km , Thailand 1 ,754 km , Vietnam 2 ,130 km
Languages:	Lao (official) , French , English , and various ethnic languages
Location:	Southeastern Asia , northeast of Thailand , west of Vietnam
Map references:	Southeast Asia
National holiday:	Republic Day , 2 December (1975)
Nationality:	noun: Lao(s) or Laotian(s) adjective: Lao or Laotian
Natural hazards:	floods , droughts
Population:	6 ,677 ,534 (July 2008 est.)
Religions:	Buddhist 67% , Christian 1.5% , other and unspecified 31.5% (2005 census)
Terrain:	mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
Unemployment rate:	2.4% (2005 est.)

Capital of Lao People\'s Democratic Republic

Viangchan (click to view Viangchan map)

Places in Laos

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Viangchan, the capital city of Laos.

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