Recognised as Country
Laos
- LA
- Asia
- LAK
- .la
Laos (LA/LAO) is a country in Asia with its capital at Vientiane. It covers about 236,800 km² with a population of roughly 7,600,000, uses the LAK, dials on +856, owns the .la internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Vientiane. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameLaos
CapitalVientiane
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2LA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3LAO
Internet TLD.la
Calling code+856
Currency codeLAK
Geography
Latitude19.8563° N
Longitude102.4955° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area236,800 km²91,429 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London9,126 kmto the approximate centre of Laos, not to Vientiane. ENE, bearing 67.9°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Vientianethe IANA zone for Vientiane; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+07:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+07:00
Offset in JulyUTC+07:00
Current offsetUTC+07:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 22:47
Hours ahead of UTC7
Population & scale
Population7,600,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density32.1 per km²≈
Share of world population0.094%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset82 of 196
Population rank in this dataset103 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Vietnam891 km centre to centre
Cambodia853 km centre to centre
Thailand471 km centre to centre
Myanmar717 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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