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ລາວ

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Asia|ລາວ

Capital

Vientiane

Population

7,664,993

Name

₭ LAK

Calling Code

+856

Languages

Lao
ພາສາລາວ
lo

Geography

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Subregion

South-Eastern Asia

Continent

Asia

Area

236,800 km²

Landlocked

Yes

TLD

.la

Airports (16)

AOU
Attopeu Airport
Attapu
PCQ
Boun Neau Airport
Phongsaly
OUI
Ban Huoeisay Airport
Bokeo
LPQ
Luang Phabang International Airport
Louangphabang
LXG
Luang Namtha Airport
Loungnamtha
NEU
Nong Khang Airport
Houaphan
ODY
Oudomsay Airport
Oudomxai
PKZ
Pakse International Airport
Champasak
VLPV
Phonesavanh Airport
Xiangkhoang

Country 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+07:00

Number 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

PatternFormatLeading DigitsNational Prefix
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3})$1 $2 $32[13]|3[14]|[4-8]$NP$FG
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})$1 $2 $3 $43$NP$FG
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3})$1 $2 $3 $4[23]$NP$FG

Phone Number Types

Fixed Line
Example21212862
Lengths8
Mobile
Example2023123456
Lengths9, 10

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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  "lastUpdated": "2026-03-04",
  "sources": [
    "CLDR",
    "WorldBank",
    "mledoze",
    "SimpleLocalize"
  ],
  "basics": {
    "name": "ລາວ",
    "officialName": "Lao People's Democratic Republic",
    "nativeName": "ລາວ",
    "officialNativeName": "ສາທາລະນະ ຊາທິປະໄຕ ຄົນລາວ ຂອງ",
    "capital": "Vientiane",
    "capitalCoordinates": [
      17.96667,
      102.6
    ],
    "coordinates": [
      18,
      105
    ],
    "continent": "Asia",
    "region": "East Asia & Pacific",
    "subregion": "South-Eastern Asia",
    "population": 7664993,
    "area": 236800,
    "flagEmoji": "🇱🇦",
    "tld": [
      ".la"
    ],
    "landlocked": true,
    "borders": [
      "MMR",
      "KHM",
      "CHN",
      "THA",
      "VNM"
    ],
    "languages": [
      {
        "code": "lo",
        "iso639_2": "lao",
        "iso639_3": "lao",
        "name": "Lao",
        "nativeName": "ພາສາລາວ",
        "official": true,
        "direction": "ltr",
        "countries": []
      }
    ],
    "demonym": "Laotian"
  },
  "worldBank": {
    "incomeGroup": "Lower middle income",
    "region": "East Asia & Pacific"
  },
  "codes": {
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    "iso3166Alpha3": "LAO",
    "iso3166Numeric": "418",
    "bcp47": [
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    ],
    "internetTld": ".la",
    "ioc": "LAO",
    "fifa": "LAO",
    "vehicleCode": "LAO",
    "fips10": "LA",
    "unLocode": "LA",
    "stanag1059": "LAO",
    "itu": "LAO",
    "uic": "",
    "maritime": 531,
    "mmc": 457
  },
  "currency": {
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    "numericCode": 418,
    "name": "Kip",
    "nativeName": "Lao kip",
    "symbol": "₭",
    "narrowSymbol": "₭",
    "symbolPosition": "before",
    "decimalSeparator": ",",
    "thousandsSeparator": ".",
    "decimalDigits": 2,
    "subunitValue": 100,
    "subunitName": "At",
    "pattern": "¤#,##0.00;¤-#,##0.00",
    "example": "₭123.457",
    "accountingExample": "₭-1.235"
  },
  "dateTime": {
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    "dateFormats": {
      "full": "EEEE, d MMMM y",
      "long": "d MMMM y",
      "medium": "d MMM y",
      "short": "d/M/y"
    },
    "timeFormats": {
      "full": "H ໂມງ m ນາທີ ss ວິນາທີ zzzz",
      "long": "H ໂມງ m ນາທີ ss ວິນາທີ z",
      "medium": "H:mm:ss",
      "short": "H:mm"
    },
    "datePatterns": {
      "full": "GyMMMMEEEEd",
      "long": "yMMMMd",
      "medium": "yMMMd",
      "short": "yMd"
    },
    "timePatterns": {
      "full": "Hmsszzzz",
      "long": "Hmssz",
      "medium": "Hmmss",
      "short": "Hmm"
    },
    "monthNames": {
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        "ມັງກອນ",
        "ກຸມພາ",
        "ມີນາ",
        "ເມສາ",
        "ພຶດສະພາ",
        "ມິຖຸນາ",
        "ກໍລະກົດ",
        "ສິງຫາ",
        "ກັນຍາ",
        "ຕຸລາ",
        "ພະຈິກ",
        "ທັນວາ"
      ],
      "abbreviated": [
        "ມ.ກ.",
        "ກ.ພ.",
        "ມ.ນ.",
        "ມ.ສ.",
        "ພ.ພ.",
        "ມິ.ຖ.",
        "ກ.ລ.",
        "ສ.ຫ.",
        "ກ.ຍ.",
        "ຕ.ລ.",
        "ພ.ຈ.",
        "ທ.ວ."
      ],
      "narrow": [
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        "2",
        "3",
        "4",
        "5",
        "6",
        "7",
        "8",
        "9",
        "10",
        "11",
        "12"
      ]
    },
    "dayNames": {
      "wide": [
        "ວັນອາທິດ",
        "ວັນຈັນ",
        "ວັນອັງຄານ",
        "ວັນພຸດ",
        "ວັນພະຫັດ",
        "ວັນສຸກ",
        "ວັນເສົາ"
      ],
      "abbreviated": [
        "ອາທິດ",
        "ຈັນ",
        "ອັງຄານ",
        "ພຸດ",
        "ພະຫັດ",
        "ສຸກ",
        "ເສົາ"
      ],
      "narrow": [
        "ອາ",
        "ຈ",
        "ອ",
        "ພ",
        "ພຫ",
        "ສຸ",
        "ສ"
      ]
    },
    "amPmMarkers": [
      "ກ່ອນທ່ຽງ",
      "ຫຼັງທ່ຽງ"
    ],
    "timezones": [
      "UTC+07:00"
    ],
    "primaryTimezone": "UTC+07:00",
    "utcOffset": "+00:00"
  },
  "numberFormat": {
    "decimalSeparator": ",",
    "thousandsSeparator": ".",
    "digitGrouping": "3",
    "pattern": "#,##0.###",
    "percentExample": "25,5%",
    "example": "1.234.567,89",
    "numberingSystem": "latn"
  },
  "phone": {
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    "trunkPrefix": "0",
    "internationalPrefix": "00",
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    "formats": [
      {
        "pattern": "(\\d{2})(\\d{3})(\\d{3})",
        "format": "$1 $2 $3",
        "leadingDigits": [
          "2[13]|3[14]|[4-8]"
        ],
        "nationalPrefixRule": "$NP$FG"
      },
      {
        "pattern": "(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{3})",
        "format": "$1 $2 $3 $4",
        "leadingDigits": [
          "3"
        ],
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      },
      {
        "pattern": "(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{3})(\\d{3})",
        "format": "$1 $2 $3 $4",
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        ],
        "nationalPrefixRule": "$NP$FG"
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    "types": {
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        "exampleNumber": "21212862",
        "possibleLengths": [
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      },
      "mobile": {
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        "exampleNumber": "2023123456",
        "possibleLengths": [
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          10
        ]
      }
    },
    "exampleFormat": "+856 20 23 123 456",
    "subscriberNumberLengths": [
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      9,
      10
    ]
  },
  "addressFormat": {
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    "lineOrder": [
      "name",
      "address",
      "city"
    ],
    "postalCodeFormat": "#####",
    "postalCodeRegex": "^(\\d{5})$",
    "postalCodeExample": "",
    "administrativeDivisionName": "Province",
    "administrativeDivisionType": "Province"
  },
  "locale": {
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    "measurementSystem": "metric",
    "temperatureScale": "celsius",
    "paperSize": "A4",
    "drivingSide": "right",
    "weekNumbering": "ISO"
  },
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    },
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      "iata": "PCQ",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "source": "merged"
    },
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      "name": "Pakse International Airport",
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      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Xiangkhoang",
      "iata": "",
      "icao": "VLPV",
      "name": "Phonesavanh Airport",
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      "longitude": 103.2180023193,
      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "mwgg_json"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Xiagnabouli",
      "iata": "ZBY",
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      "name": "Sayaboury Airport",
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      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Savannahkhet",
      "iata": "ZVK",
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      "name": "Savannakhet Airport",
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      "longitude": 104.7600021362,
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      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Salavan",
      "iata": "VNA",
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      "name": "Saravane Airport",
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      "longitude": 106.410698891,
      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Nakhon-Phanom",
      "iata": "THK",
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      "name": "Thakhek Airport",
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      "longitude": 104.8000030518,
      "timezone": "Asia/Bangkok",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Vientiane-Prefecture",
      "iata": "VTE",
      "icao": "VLVT",
      "name": "Wattay International Airport",
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      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Xiangkhoang",
      "iata": "XKH",
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      "name": "Xieng Khouang Airport",
      "latitude": 19.4500007629,
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      "timezone": "Asia/Vientiane",
      "source": "merged"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "LA",
      "region": "Champasak",
      "iata": "KOG",
      "icao": "VLKG",
      "name": "Khong Island Airport",
      "latitude": 17.9881,
      "longitude": 102.563,
      "source": "iata_csv"
    }
  ]
}