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Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia characterized by mountainous terrain, dense forests, and the Mekong River flowing along much of its western border.
📍 Laos is a landlocked country located in Southeast Asia, situated on the Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by China to the north, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand and Myanmar to the west.
Laos’s terrain is largely mountainous and covered with forests, with the Mekong River running along much of its western border and serving as a key transportation and agricultural resource. The country features hills, plateaus, and river valleys, with limited flat land for farming. Its location in mainland Southeast Asia has historically made it part of regional trade routes and cultural exchange between neighboring civilizations.
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Road System (Transportation Infrastructure)
Drives On: Right
Laos follows right-hand traffic regulations.
Electrical System (Power Plug Types)
Primary Plug Types: Type A, Type B, Type C, Type E & Type F
Laos commonly uses Type A, Type B, Type C, Type E, and Type F electrical outlets.
What is the Internet TLD for Laos?
A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.
Examples:
.th = Thailand .vn = Vietnam .jp = Japan
Laos uses:
.la
What is the ISO Code for Laos?
ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or LA. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.
Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.
Laos is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:
LA
Official ISO country name:
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.
ISO-2 Code: LA
ISO-3 Code: LAO
ISO Numeric Code: 418
LA 
Laos (ISO 3166-1)
Laos (ISO 3166-1) Click to Copy Flag
Unicode Flag Code: U+1F1F1 U+1F1E6
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🇱🇦 "ເພງຊາດລາວ" – (Lao) / "National Anthem of Laos"
• Lyrics written by Thongdy Sounthonevichit
• Music composed by Thongdy Sounthonevichit
• Adopted as Laos’s national anthem in 1947 and revised in 1975
• Music composed by Thongdy Sounthonevichit
• Adopted as Laos’s national anthem in 1947 and revised in 1975
Official Motto:
"ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນາຖາວອນ"
(Translated from Lao: "Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity")
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