Population

 6,700,000 (estimate, 2008)

 Official languages

 Lao

 Capital

 Vientiane

 Currency

 Kip

 Time Zone

 UTC +7

 Calling Code

 856

 Crazy Facts

Laos has an annual inflation rate of around 10 percent (most countries' rates are closer to three percent).

 

   Girl's Guide to Southern Laos
What I Wish I Knew Before I Came to Laos

the breathtaking sunsets on don det

     You'll need a pillow on the Mekong slow boats