Asia · Landlocked
Laos
Laos is a landlocked country in Asia with 5 land neighbours — joint 5th-most in Asia. Its capital is Vientiane.
Capital
Vientiane
Land borders
5joint 5th-most in Asia
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Landlocked
Laos
Vientiane
Capital
7.9 million
Population
236,800 km²
Area
5
Land borders
Lao kip (LAK)
Currency
Countries that border Laos
5 land neighbours: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
5 neighbours, and 5 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 5 land borders are joint 5th-most in Asia — level with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Myanmar, Syria and Uzbekistan. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 5 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. China is the most connected of them, with 14 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Asia board alongside Laos, and on the world board with everyone else in Asia.
5
land borders — joint 5th-most in Asia
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
14
borders on China, its most-connected neighbour
49
countries on the Asia board
The capital
Vientiane
Capital Rush deals Laos and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Asia board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Laos is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- LA
- Currency
- Lao kip (LAK)
- Official language
- Lao
- Quiz boards
- Asia · World
Laos, asked and answered
What countries border Laos?
Laos has 5 land neighbours: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
What is the capital of Laos?
Vientiane. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when Laos comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Laos in?
Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Laos on a map?
On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. Laos is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.
Can you find Laos on a blank map?
Its 5 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.