Laos: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 18.20917 / longitude: 103.85966

General information

Culture

Well known national dishes are: 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.

Education

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

Geography

This nation's capital is Vientiane and the country shares a border with Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Lao. 236,800 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: Vientiane, Savannakhet, Luang Prabang, Thakhek, Pakse.

Economy

The local currency (LAK) is represented by the symbol ₭. In 2021 the GDP was $18,827,148,509 USD, which ranks it number 109 in the world.

Population

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

Good to know

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos to learn more about this nation. The country's ISO code is LA, telephone numbers begin with +856, the domain name ".la" is used by the country's websites

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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