Laos

Formal name: 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital: 
Vientiane
Climate: 
tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
Language: 
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
Population: 
6,477,211 (July 2011 est.)
Currency: 
Kip (LAK)
Telephone Code: 
856
Internet Code: 
.la