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| Capital | Vientiane |
| Government | Communist state |
| Currency | Kip (LAK) |
| Area | total: 236,800 km2 water: 6,000 km2 land: 230,800 km2 |
| Population | 6,521,998 (July 2007 est.) |
| Language | Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages |
| Religion | Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%) |
| Electricity | 220V/50Hz (European & US plugs) |
| Calling Code | +856 |
| Internet TLD | .la |
| Time Zone | UTC +7 |
Laos , officially known as the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), is one of the poorest nations in South-East Asia. A mountainous and landlocked country, Laos shares borders with Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, Thailand to the west, and Myanmar and China to the north.