老挝人民民主共和国（以下简称老挝），面积23.68万平方公里。人口706万（2018年），分为50个民族，分属老泰语族系、孟—高棉语族系、苗—瑶语族系、汉—藏语族系，统称为老挝民族。居民多信奉佛教。华侨华人约3万多人。官方语言是老挝语。首都万象，人口90万（2018年）。最高平均气温31.7℃，最低平均气温22.6℃。老挝位于中南半岛北部的内陆国家，北邻中国，南接柬埔寨，东临越南，西北达缅甸，西南毗连泰国，边界线长度分别为...

The Lao People's Democratic Republic (hereinafter referred to as Laos) covers an area of 236800 square kilometers. With a population of 7.06 million (2018), it is divided into 50 ethnic groups, including Lao Thai, mon Khmer, Miao Yao and Han Tibetan, collectively referred to as the Lao nation. Most residents believe in Buddhism. There are about 30000 overseas Chinese. The official language is Lao.