Laos
Southeast Asia
General matters
Name: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital: Vientiane (approximately 948 million, Laos National Statistical Office)
Population: 7.48 million (2022, IMF estimate)
Area: 236,000㎢ (about 1.1 times the size of the Korean Peninsula)
Language: Rao, intonation, similar to Thai (6 for Rao, 5 for Thai)
Religion: Buddhism (69%), native faith (28%), Christianity (1.5%), etc
Climate: Tropical Monsoon
- Time difference: 2 hours later than us
Politics
Form of Government: People's Democratic Republic
a key figure
President: Tongloun Sisoulith
Prime Minister: Sonexay Siphandone
Vice-President: Pany Yathotou, Bounthong Chitmany
Speaker of the National Assembly: Psysomphone Pomvihane (Xaysomphone Phomvihane)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister: Salumxay Kommasith
Composition of Parliament: Unit System
National Assembly: 164 seats (5 years term)
Major political party: Lao People's Revolutionary Party (the only political party)
Economy
GDP: $15.3 billion (2022, IMF estimate)
GDP per capita: $2047 (2022, IMF estimates)
Economic growth rate: 2.3% (2022, IMF estimate)
Trade: Trade value: $18.3 billion (2022, IMF estimate)
Export amount: $9.51 billion
Revenue: $8.79 billion
Inflation: 23% (2022, IMF estimate)
Unemployment rate: 1.0% (2020, World Bank)
- Exchange rate: $1 = 14,035 kips (2022, World Bank)