Laos ni nchi ya bara la Asia upande wa Kusini-Mashariki. Inapakana na Vietnam, Kamboja, Thailand, Myanmar na Uchina. Wakazi wengi (55%) ni Walao, 11% ni Wakhmu, 8% Wahmong n.k. Lugha rasmi ni Kilao pamoja na Kifaransa. Upande wa dini, 67% ni Wabuddha wa madhehebu ya Theravada. 30.7% wanafuata dini za jadi (Satsana Phi) na 1.5% ni Wakristo, wakiwemo kwanza Waprotestanti, halafu Wakatoliki. Mto Mekong Orodha ya nchi kufuatana na wakazi Wikimedia Commons ina media kuhusu: Laos Wikimedia Atlas of Laos Laos katika Open Directory Project Chief of State and Cabinet Members Archived 17 Oktoba 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Laos entry at The World Factbook Country Profile at BBC News Laos Archived 4 Februari 2009 at the Wayback Machine. at UCB Libraries GovPubs Laos at Encyclopædia Britannica Laos at Tageo Specialist Laos National Tourism Administration Key Development Forecasts for Laos from International Futures