Laos

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Laos is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Vientiane. About 7.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 102nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 236,800 km², it is the 82nd largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Laos at a glance

Capital: Vientiane
Population (2025): 7.9 million
Area: 236,800 km²
Density: 33 per km²
Official language: Lao
Currency: Lao kip
People: Laotian
Calling code: +856
Internet domain: .la
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Laos?

How Laos compares

Population rank

102nd of 195

31st of 47 in Asia

Size rank

82nd of 195

22nd of 47 in Asia

Crowding

33 per km²

More crowded than 25% of countries

Similar in size: Romania (238,391 km²).
Similar population: Turkmenistan (7.6 million).
Laos is the only place that uses the Lao kip.
Lao is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Laos

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Its outline

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How players do with Laos

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Laos so far, from 91 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

46% right

53rd hardest of 176 · 67 answers

Its flag

58% right

22nd hardest of 145 · 24 answers

Players find Laos on the map in 46% of tries. The most common wrong answer is China.
Players recognise the flag of Laos in 58% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Laos

Laos borders 5 countries: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Quick quiz: Laos

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1. Which is the flag of Laos?
2. What is the capital of Laos?
3. Which of these borders Laos?

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Questions about Laos

Is Laos a country?

Yes. Laos is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Laos?

The capital of Laos is Vientiane.

Which countries border Laos?

Laos borders 5 countries: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

How many countries border Laos?

5. Laos shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Laos?

Laos covers 236,800 km², about the same size as Romania (238,391 km²).

Is Laos hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Laos in 46% of 67 tries, 53rd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is China.

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