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Laos, officially Lao People's Democratic
Republic, independent state in South East Asia, bounded on
the north by China and Vietnam, on the east by Vietnam, on
the south by Cambodia, on the west by Thailand, and on the
north-west by Myanmar (Burma).
Capital City - Vientiane
Languages - Laotian (official). English,
French, local dialects
Official Currency - New Kip
Religions - Buddhist, Animisy, others
Population - 5,580,000
Land Area - 230,800 sq km (89,112 sq miles)
Time Zone - 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time (+7 GMT)

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