ꯂꯥꯑꯣꯁ

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic; ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (Script error: The function "name_from_tag" does not exist.); Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao;
	Flag Emblem
	Motto: ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ ວັດທະນະຖາວອນ; Santiphap Ekalat Paxathipatai Ekaphap Vatthanathavon; "Peace, independence, democracy, unity and prosperity"
	Anthem: ເພງຊາດລາວ; Pheng Xat Lao; "Hymn of the Lao People";
	Location of ꯂꯥꯑꯣꯁ (green) in ASEAN (dark grey) – [Legend]
ꯀꯣꯅꯨꯡ	Vientiane; 17°58′N 102°36′E / 17.967°N 102.600°E
ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ city	capital
ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡ	ꯂꯥꯎ
Spoken languages	Lao; Hmong; Khmu; French; Katu;
ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯞ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ (2015)	53.2% ꯂꯥꯎ; 11% Khmu; 9.2% Hmong; 3.4% ꯐꯨ ꯇꯥꯏ; 3.1% ꯇꯥꯏ; 2.5% ꯃꯀꯣꯡ; 2.2% ꯀꯇꯥꯡ; 2.0% ꯂꯨ; 1.8% ꯑꯈꯥ; 11.6% Others;
ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯂꯤꯆꯠ	66.0% ꯕꯧꯙ; 30.7% Tai folk religion; 1.5% Christianity; 1.8% Others / None;
ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛꯆꯥ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ	Lao; Laotian
ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛ	Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party parliamentary socialist republic
• General Secretary; President	ꯊꯣꯡꯒ꯭ꯂꯣꯎꯟ ꯁꯤꯁꯧꯂꯤꯊ
• Prime Minister	Phankham Viphavanh
• Vice President(s)	Bounthong Chitmany; Pany Yathotou
• President of the National Assembly	Saysomphone Phomvihane
ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯂꯣꯟ	National Assembly
Formation
• Kingdom of Lan Xang	1353–1707
• Kingdoms of Luang Phrabang, Vientiane & Champasak	1707–1778
• Vassals of Siam	1778–1893
• French protectorate	1893–1953
• Unified Kingdom	11 May 1947
• Independence; from France	22 October 1953
• Monarchy abolished	2 December 1975
• Current constitution	14 August 1991
ꯃꯐꯝ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯎꯕ
• ꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕ	꯲,꯳꯷,꯹꯵꯵ ꯀꯤꯂꯣꯃꯤꯇꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯔ[]%s (82nd)
• ꯏꯁꯤꯡ (%)	2
ꯃꯤꯁꯤꯡ
• 2019 estimate	꯷,꯱꯲꯳,꯲꯰꯵ (105th)
• 2015 ꯃꯤꯀꯣꯛꯊꯤꯕ	6,492,228
• ꯀꯨꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ	꯲꯶.꯷/km2 (꯶꯹.꯲/sq mi) (151st)
ꯖꯤ•ꯗꯤ•ꯄꯤ (ꯄꯤ•ꯄꯤ•ꯄꯤ)	2019 ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯌꯥꯕ ꯆꯥꯡ
• ꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕ	US$58.329 billion
• ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯱ ꯗ	US$8,458
ꯖꯤ•ꯗꯤ•ꯄꯤ (nominal)	2019 ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
• ꯑꯄꯨꯟꯕ	US$20.153 billion
• ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯱ ꯗ	US$2,670 (131st)
ꯒꯤꯅꯤ (2012)	36.4; medium
ꯍꯩꯆ•ꯗꯤ•ꯑꯥꯏ (2019)	0.613; medium · ꯱꯳꯷
ꯁꯦꯟꯌꯦꯛ	Kip (₭) (LAK)
ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ	ꯌꯨ•ꯇꯤ•ꯁꯤ+7 (ICT)
ꯌꯥꯡꯗꯧ ꯊꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯏ	right
Calling code	+856
ꯑꯥꯏ•ꯑꯦꯁ•ꯑꯣ ꯳꯱꯶꯶ ꯀꯣꯗ	LA
Internet TLD	.la