General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Laos
- Official English country name: The Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Adjectives: Lao, Laotian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Laos
- International rankings of Laos
- ISO country codes: LA, LAO, 418
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .la
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