• Capital: Vientiane
• Currency: Lao Kip (LAK)
• Political System: One-party socialist republic governed by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).
• Bordered By
  • China to the north,
  • Vietnam to the northeast
  • Cambodia to South
  • Thailand to the southwest
  • Myanmar (Burma) to northwest
• Rivers
  • Mekong River: The most significant river, forming the border with Thailand.
  • Nam Ou River: Important for hydroelectric power and agriculture.
• National Parks
  • Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park
  • Phou Khao Khouay National Park
  • Nam Ha National Protected Area
• International Organization:
  • United Nations (UN)
  • ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Ramsar Sites
  • Wetlands of the Mekong River
  • Nam Theun-Nam Kading National Protected Area

Map Of Laos (to scale)