Laos

Summary

Laos is a sovereign state^[1]. Laos draws 11,238 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #103 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laos was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Laos was a member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations^[4].
• Laos was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[5].
• Laos was a member of International Development Association^[6].
• Laos was a member of International Finance Corporation^[7].
• Laos was a member of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency^[8].
• Laos is in the country of Laos^[9].
• Laos's head of government is recorded as Sonexay Siphandone^[10].
• Laos is on the continent of Asia^[11].
• Laos's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[12].
• Laos's instance of is recorded as landlocked country^[13].
• Laos's instance of is recorded as communist state^[14].
• Laos's instance of is recorded as people's republic^[15].
• Laos's instance of is recorded as country^[16].
• Laos's head of state is recorded as Thongloun Sisoulith^[17].
• Laos's capital is recorded as Vientiane^[18].
• Laos's official language is recorded as Lao^[19].
• Laos's currency is recorded as Lao kip^[20].
• Laos's shares border with is recorded as Myanmar^[21].
• Laos's shares border with is recorded as Cambodia^[22].
• Laos's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China^[23].
• Laos's shares border with is recorded as Thailand^[24].
• Laos's shares border with is recorded as Vietnam^[25].
• Laos's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .la^[26].
• Laos's anthem is recorded as Pheng Xat Lao^[27].

Body

Geography

Laos is in the country of Laos^[9]. Laos is on the continent of Asia^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[12], landlocked country^[13], communist state^[14], people's republic^[15], and country^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Laos include Ichthyophis laosensis^[28], a taxon^[29].

Why It Matters

Laos draws 11,238 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #103 of 197).^[2] Laos has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Laos is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Laos include Ichthyophis laosensis^[28], a taxon^[29].