Laos
Landlocked Southeast Asian
Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China.
Pronounced as one syllable (rhymes with "house") or two ("LAH-ohs").
The adjective and noun for its people is Lao or Laotian: Lao cuisine, the Laotian government.
Buddhism of the elders
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- sticky riceAdhesive cooked grain variety
- monksCloistered religious men
- alms givingDonating to the poor
Having no sea access
- Mekong RiverLong Southeast Asian waterway
- IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
jungle · tropical · monsoon · interior · mountainous · forested · remote · floodplain
Laos's chief city
- KipLaotian monetary unit
- HmongSoutheast Asian ethnic group
- French IndochinaSoutheast Asian colonial territory
- ASEANSoutheast Asian intergovernmental body
communist · one-party · independence · colony · provinces
Theravada
Buddhism of the elders
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- sticky riceAdhesive cooked grain variety
- monksCloistered religious men
alms giving · temples · pagoda · weaving · sinh · karma · dana · sangha
landlocked
Having no sea access
- Mekong RiverLong Southeast Asian waterway
- IndochinaSoutheast Asian peninsula region
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
karst · jungle · tropical · monsoon · interior · mountainous · forested · remote · floodplain · basin
Vientiane
Laos's chief city
- KipLaotian monetary unit
- HmongSoutheast Asian ethnic group
- French IndochinaSoutheast Asian colonial territory
ASEAN · communist · one-party · independence · colony · provinces
Thailand
Southeast Asian kingdom
- Asian ColonialismBritish Raj, British India, Dutch East Indies, French Indochina, East India Company
- French ColoniesAlgeria, Vietnam, Cambodia, Morocco, Tunisia
- IndochinaVietnam, Indochina, French Indochina, Cambodia, Tonkin
- French IndochinaIndochina, Saigon, Tonkin, Hanoi, Tonkinese
- Mekong RegionVientiane, Phnom Penh, Mekong Delta, Golden Triangle, Cambodia
- ProtectoratesSwaziland, Uganda, Brunei, Kuwait, Bahrain
LaosIndonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
Philippines · Japan · island nations · United Kingdom · Australia
LaosSwitzerland
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
Norway · Canada · New Zealand · Denmark · Sweden
LaosSingapore
Southeast Asian city-state
Switzerland · Luxembourg · Japan · Norway · United States