Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest.

Laos exists in truncated form from the thirteenth-century Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, which existed as a unified kingdom from 1357 to 1707, divided into the 3 rival kingdoms of Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and Champasak, from 1707 to 1779.

The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, primarily inhabiting Laos and northeastern Thailand.They speak the Lao language, part of the Kra–Dai language family, and are the dominant ethnic group in Laos.Significant Lao communities also reside in Thailand’s Isan region, where they form a regional majority, as well as in …

Laos is a multi-ethnic country with the politically and culturally dominant Lao people making up approximately 60 percent of the population, mostly in the lowlands. Mon-Khmer groups, the Hmong , and other indigenous hill tribes, accounting for 40 percent of the population, live in the foothills and mountains.

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and by China to the northwest, by Vietnam to the east, by Cambodia to the south and by Thailand to the west. The Mekong river forms a part of the western boundary with Thailand.

4 days ago · Laos, landlocked country of northeast-central mainland Southeast Asia. It consists of an irregularly round portion in the north that narrows into a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. Overall, the country extends about 650 miles (1,050 km) from northwest to southeast.

Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ, [pʰáː.sǎː láːw]), sometimes referred to as Laotian, is the official language of Laos and a significant language in the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Spoken by over 3 million people in Laos and 3.7 million in all countries, it serves as a vital ...

The topography of Laos is "largely mountainous", with the Annamite Range in the northeast and east and the Luang Prabang Range in the northwest, among other ranges typically characterized by "steep terrain". [2]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Laos: Laos is a landlocked, sovereign nation in Southeast Asia. [1] Laos borders Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.

Laos is the most heavily bombed country, per capita, in the world. Because it was particularly heavily affected by cluster bombs during this war, Laos was a strong advocate of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to ban the weapons and assist victims and hosted the First Meeting of States Parties to the convention in November 2010.