Country & territory dossier
Laos
Asia Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Laos
- Continent
- Asia
- Country Codes
- LALAO418
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-eastern Asia
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Official Language
- Lao
- Currency
- Lao kip (LAK)
- Area
- 236,800 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of Government
- Sonexay Siphandone - Prime Minister Of Laos - Since
- Forms of Government
- Communist Dictatorship, People's Republic
Treaties & organizations
39 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| ASEAN Regional ForumARF | member |
| Asian Development BankADB | member |
| Association of Southeast Asian NationsASEAN | member |
| Colombo PlanCP | member |
| East Asia SummitEAS | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | subscriber |
| International Organization of the French-speaking WorldOIF | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |