
Territory: 236,800 sq.km. (81 in the world)
Population in 2020: 7,2 million people
Capital: Vientiane
GDP in 2020: 19,1 billion (current US$)
GDP per capita in 2020: 2 629 (current US$)
Official language: Lao
Currency: Lao kip (LAK)
Regime: people's republic
Head of State: President Thongloun Sisoulith
Head of Government: Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh
Russia-Laos Diplomatic Relations: established 7 October 1960
Ambassador of Laos to Russia: H.E. Ms. Vilavan Yiaporher
Ambassador of Russia to Laos: H.E. Mr. Vladimir Kalinin
Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao Government
MFA of Lao
National Assembly if Lao
Media
Vientiane Times
Pasaxon (Lao)
Laotian Times
Science and Education
National University of Laos
Institute of Foreign Affairs