ລາວ
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital
Vientiane
Population
7,664,993
Name
₭ LAK
Calling Code
+856
Languages
loAirports (16)
AOUPCQOUILPQLXGNEUODYPKZVLPVCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
LA
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
LAO
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
418
BCP 47
lo-LA
IOC
LAO
FIFA
LAO
Currency Format
Code
LAK
Name
Kip
Symbol
₭
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Example
₭123.457
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
ວັນເສົາ, 4 ເມສາ 2026
EEEE, d MMMM y
Long
4 ເມສາ 2026
d MMMM y
Medium
4 ມ.ສ. 2026
d MMM y
Short
4/4/2026
d/M/y
Time Formats
Full
15 ໂມງ 40 ນາທີ 47 ວິນາທີ ເວລາສາກົນເຊີງພິກັດ
H ໂມງ m ນາທີ ss ວິນາທີ zzzz
Long
15 ໂມງ 40 ນາທີ 47 ວິນາທີ UTC
H ໂມງ m ນາທີ ss ວິນາທີ z
Medium
15:40:47
H:mm:ss
Short
15:40
H:mm
Additional Info
First Day of Week
Sunday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+07:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
UTC+07:00Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example
1.234.567,89
Phone Formatting
Calling Code
+856
Trunk Prefix
0
International Prefix
00
Subscriber Number Lengths
8, 9, 10
Example Format
+856 20 23 123 456
Format Patterns
| Pattern | Format | Leading Digits | National Prefix |
|---|---|---|---|
| (\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 | 2[13]|3[14]|[4-8] | $NP$FG |
| (\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 $4 | 3 | $NP$FG |
| (\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | $1 $2 $3 $4 | [23] | $NP$FG |
Phone Number Types
Format Patterns
[23]\d{9}|3\d{8}|(?:[235-8]\d|41)\d{6}
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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