Photo Galleries of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, and Luang Prabang, a World Heritage Centre Laos
( the Lao People's Democratic Republic ) is a landlocked,
communist state in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma
( Myanmar ) and China
to the northwest, Vietnam
to the east, Cambodia to
the south, and Thailand
to the west. The Mekong
River forms a large part of the western boundary
with Thailand.
Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong
river, which forms the border with Thailand
at this point.Luang Prabang ( Louangphrabang
)
is located in north central Laos, on the Mekong River about
425 km north of Vientiane. The current population of the city is about
22,000. The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the
same name.
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