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Laos strengthens efforts in forest protection, management • May 20, 2025, 3:46 AM ET (The Star)
Laos tourism hotspot Luang Prabang steps up preparations for Green Destination certification • May 19, 2025, 3:00 AM ET (The Star)
Tracing one Hmong family’s journey from Laos to Rhode Island • May 18, 2025, 4:07 AM ET (PBS)
South Korea, Laos join forces to promote green growth, investment cooperation • May 16, 2025, 5:50 PM ET (The Star)
US backs US$8mil Customs training centre in Laos • May 16, 2025, 2:50 AM ET (The Star)

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Also Known As Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Sonexay Siphandone
Capital Vientiane (Viangchan)
Population (2025 est.) 7,767,000
Head Of State President: Thongloun Sisoulith
Form Of Government unitary single-party people’s republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [149])
Official Language Lao
Official Religion none
Official Name Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km) 236,800
Total Area (Sq Mi) 91,428
Monetary Unit kip (KN)
Population Rank (2025) 104
Population Projection 2030 7,375,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 85
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 32.8
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 38.9% • Rural: (2024) 61.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 66 years • Female: (2022) 69 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2022) 92% • Female: (2022) 83%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 16,195
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 2,110

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Wat Aham in Louangphrabang, Laos.
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Bolovens Plateau
Ayutthaya (Ayudhya) Kingdom mid-15th century
Buddhist monks walking past the Pha That Luang temple, Vientiane, Laos.
Laos: population density
Louangphrabang, Laos: Buddhist monk
That Luang stupa, Vientiane, Laos, 1566, restored 18th and 19th centuries.
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