Asia · South-Eastern AsiaLA · +856
Country profile / LA
Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Locally: ສປປລາວ
Capital
Vientiane
Region
Asia
ISO
LA
Local time in Laos
live · IANABangkok
Asia/Bangkok
Reference ledger
CapitalVientianeAdministrative seat
LanguagesLao1 listed
CurrenciesLao kip1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Bangkok1 IANA identifier
Area236,800 km²Ranked 84 of 241 by area
Dialing+856International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 65% of places in this atlas.
At 236,800 km², Laos ranks 84 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#84by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code LA is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +856 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Bangkok should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOLA
Borders5
Time zones1