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| Quick Facts | |
| Capital | Vientiane |
| Government | Communist state |
| Currency | Kip (LAK) |
| Area | Total: 236,800km² Water: 6,000km² Land: 230,800km² |
| Population | 6,695,166 (July 2013 estimate) |
| Language | Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages |
| Religion | Buddhist 98%, other (chiefly animist and Christian) 2% |
| Electricity | 220V, 50Hz (European & US plugs) |
| Country code | +856 |
| Internet TLD | .la |
| Time Zone | UTC +7 |