LAOS

General Information

• Capital and largest city : Vientiane
• Official Language : Lao
• Population: 6,695,166 people
• Currency: Kip
• Religion : Buddhism, Roman Catholicism

Location
Laos is a landlocked country in the center of Indochina sharing its borders with Cambodia to the south,Thailand to the west, Vietnam to the east and China and Myanmar( Burma ) in the north and north-west respectively.

Climate
Laos enjoys a warm, tropical climate with two distinct seasons -the rainy season from the beginning of May to the end of September and the dry season from October through to April.

Ethnic Groups

• 55% Lao
• 11% Khmu
• 8% Hmong
• 26% othersa

Time
Laos shares the same time with Thailand and is seven hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT or Universal Time).

Laos' Flag

Health
No vaccinations are required to enter Laos. It is not recommended to drink the tap water and fresh fruit and vegetables should always be washed thoroughly with purified water.

บรรณานุกรม

• http://www.seasite.niu.edu/lao/Lao_overview/general_lao.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos