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Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Population
- 7.7M (2023)103rd/241
- Area
- 231k km²80th/241
- Density
- 33.2/km²
- Nominal GDP
- $18B (2025)138th/195
- GDP per capita
- $10,380 (2025)131st/193
- HDI
- 0.617148th/194
- Life expectancy
- 69 years158th/216
- Fertility rate
- 2.482nd/216
- Unemployment rate
- 1.3%180th/187
- CO₂ emissions
- 24.4 Mt CO₂82nd/200
- Forest area
- 71.6%15th/199
- Internet users
- 65.6%127th/181
- Currency
- Lao Kip (LAK)
Land borders — China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam