Laos
Name : Laos
Capital : Vientiane
Area : 236 800 km²
Population : 6 961 210
Government : Communist republic
Motto : Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity
National anthem : Pheng Xat Lao (Lao National Anthem)
Official language : Lao
Currency : Lao kip (LAK), since 1954
Borders : Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam