Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic · ສປປລາວ
Laos (LA, LAO) is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with Vientiane as its capital. The currency is the Laotian Kip (LAK, LAK). The international dialling code is +856 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 020 23 123 456. The time zone is Asia/Vientiane. Official language: Lao.
CurrencyLAKLAK
Dial code+856e.g. 020 23 123 456
Time zoneVientianeUTC+07:00
LanguageLao
CapitalVientiane
Population8M236.8K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Native name
- ສປປລາວ
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- LA
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- LAO
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 418
- IOC code
- LAO
- Demonym
- Laotian
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Region
- Asia › South-Eastern Asia
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Southeast Asia
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .la
- Coordinates
- 18, 105
- Area
- 236,800 km²
- Population
- 7,953,560
- GDP
- $64.2B ($8.1K per person)
- Literacy
- 72.7%
- Landlocked
- Yes
Currency
Laotian Kip LAK
- Symbol
- LAK narrow ₭
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- ₭1.235
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lao lo | Official | 69% (5.5M) | |
| kjg kjg | 5.8% (461.3K) | ||
| Hmong Njua hnj | 3% (238.6K) | ||
| mww mww | 2.3% (182.9K) | ||
| kdt kdt | 0.96% (76.4K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Vientiane | UTC+07:00 | none | Indochina Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +856
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 8–10 digits
- Emergency number
- 190 pattern 19[015]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 021 212 862 | +856 21 212 862 | XXX XXX XXX | 8 |
| Mobile | 020 23 123 456 | +856 20 23 123 456 | XXX XX XXX XXX | 9, 10 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 2[13]|3[14]|[4-8] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3}) | 3 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | [23] | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City}
No data.
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{5}- Examples
- 01160 · 01000
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Sunday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also hb, hB, h
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Lao (Laos) locale (lo-LA), amounts in LAK.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (LAK)
- ₭1.234.568
- Accounting
- ₭-1.234.568
- Currency, name
- 1.234.568 ລາວ ກີບ
- Compact short
- 1,2 ລ້ານ
- Compact long
- 1,2 ລ້ານ
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 ກິໂລແມັດຕໍ່ຊົ່ວໂມງ
- Temperature
- 21,5 ອົງສາ ຊີ.
- Date, full
- ວັນສຸກ, 27 ມີນາ 2026
- Date, long
- 27 ມີນາ 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 ມ.ນ. 2026
- Date, short
- 27/3/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 ມ.ນ. 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- ມີນາ 2026
- Weekday
- ວັນສຸກ
- Relative time
- ມື້ວານ · ໃນອີກ 3 ມື້ · 2 ຊົ່ວໂມງກ່ອນ
- List: and
- A, B, C
- List: or
- A, B ຫຼື C