Area 236,800 sq km (91,428 sq mi)
Poplation 5,922,000
Capital city Vientiane (528,000)
Government Single-party republic
Ethnicity Groups: Lao Loam 68%, Lao Theung 22%, Lao Soung 9%
Language Lao (official), Frence, English
Religions Buddhism 60%, traditional beliefs and others 40%
Currency Kip = 100 at

The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a lanlocked country in South-east Asia.

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