Passport card
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Laos
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Kip
- Languages
- Lao
- People
- About 78 lakh
- Size
- About 2.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Thongloun Sisoulith
- Republic since
- 2 December 1975
- Time
- 1½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Vientiane
⭐ Its old kingdom was Lan Xang, the Land of a Million Elephants.
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Turn the globe with your finger. Laos has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Laos and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 14 times the size of Laos.
- PeopleIndia has about 190 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 78 lakh in Laos.
- DistanceVientiane is about 2,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeLaos is 1½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 pm in Vientiane.
Test yourself
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30 questions on Laos, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Laos
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Laos's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
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Laos and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
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Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Laos worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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