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Laos

The flag of Laos is composed of three horizontal bands of red, blue and red. The blue band is twice the height of the red bands and bears a white circle at its center.Coat of arms of Laos
Official nameLao People's Democratic Republic
LocationAsia | South-Eastern Asia
Area236800 km2
Population7.28M inhabitants
Density30.724 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Laotian / (f) Laotian
Official languagesLao
Capital(s)Vientiane
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyLao kip (₭)
GINI38.8 (2018)
TLD.la
Phone code+8, suffix(es): 56
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Drives on theright