What is common knowledge about Laos?

Name of the country: The Lao People's Democratic*** and State (The Lao People's Democratic Republic)

Capital: Vientiane

Area: 236,800 square kilometers

Population: 5.8 million (2005)

Ethnicity: There are more than 60 tribes in the country, collectively categorized into 3 major ethnic groups, depending on where they live: the Lao Long (mainly Lao and Thai). It accounts for about 60% of the country's population; the Lao Listen (mainly the Kha and Phu Nang), which accounts for about 20%~30% of the country's population: the Lao Song (mainly the Hmong and Yao). About 10-20% of the country's population.

Language: Lao is the common language

Currency: kip

Country Geography

Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, and at the same time, it is also a mountainous country, with 80% of the country being mountainous and highland. With its high terrain and overlapping mountains, Laos is known as the roof of Indochina. It is bordered by China in the north and Cambodia in the south, and in the east, the border between Laos and Vietnam is a mountain range stretching from north to south, with the gentle western slopes of the mountain range forming a series of plateaus. To the west is the Mekong Valley bordering Myanmar and Thailand. There are a number of plains and mountainous basins in between, which are more densely populated and agriculturally rich. The Mekong River is 4,500 kilometers long, with 1,900 kilometers in Laos. The forest cover is 42%, with a wide variety of trees.

Laos minerals are tin, lead, potassium, copper, iron, gold, gypsum, coal, salt and so on. Tin reserves are about 65,000 tons. The Mekong River in Laos also has considerable reserves of hydraulic resources. Laos has a tropical and subtropical monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and high temperature. The average annual precipitation is 1250~3750 millimeters. The average annual temperature is 20~30℃, and the average annual temperature in the capital is 25℃.

The origin of the name of Laos

Laos is a country named after an ethnic group. The Lao ethnic group is also known as Laos, so Laos is also known as Laos.

"City of the Moon": Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital of Laos. It is a historical and cultural city and a Buddhist shrine. Vientiane is located in the south of the Vientiane plain, the left bank of the Mekong River. Across the water and Thailand. As the capital, arranged in dozens of kilometers of the border line. This is relatively rare among the world's capitals. The city stretches along the Mekong River in the shape of a crescent moon, hence its reputation as the Moon City. The city covers an area of about 13 square kilometers. Vientiane is the largest industrial and commercial center in the country and the traditional handicraft industry is also very developed. Especially silk, flower cloth, gold and silver jewelry processing and handicraft weaving are most prominent. Vientiane has well-developed transportation, with Highway No. 3 and the Mekong River waterway running from north to south, and Wadai International Airport on the banks of the Mekong River in the western suburb. As the center of Buddhism in Laos, many beautiful ancient Buddhist temples have been preserved here, among which Tha Luang is the most famous Buddhist shrine, and the grand scale Tha Luang Festival is to be held in the vicinity every year. Vientiane's Independence Tower, modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, is also a tourist attraction.

Wapu Temple

In Laos, where most people are Buddhist, there is a sizable Hindu temple site known as Little Angkor. It was built in the 5th or 6th century, more than 200 years before Angkor Wat. Located about 50 kilometers south of Pakse, the capital of Champasak Province, the ruins of Vapu Temple are at the foot of Mount Basa, the temple is about 800 meters long and is divided into three areas. The highest sanctuary of the Wapu temple is built on a high mountain beam at an altitude of 1200 meters.