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Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
 is divided into 16 provinces (Lao
Lao alphabet

The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
 ????, khoueng), 1 municipality (?????????, kampheng nakhon), and formerly 1 special zone (????????, khetphiset).

  1. Attapu
  2. Bokeo
    Bokeo Province

    Bok?o is a northern province of Laos. The literal translation of Bokeo is "gem mine". The province is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones....
  3. Bolikhamxai
    Bolikhamxai

    Bolikhamsai is a province of Laos, located in the middle of the country.The province was formed in 1983 from parts of the Vientiane Province and Khammouan....
  4. Champasak
  5. Houaphan
    Houaphanh Province

    Houaphan is a province of Laos, located in the east of the country. The province is home to the Viengxay caves, an extensive network of caves used by the Pathet Lao, and the Hintang Archeological Park, one of the most important pre-historic sites in northern Laos....
  6. Khammouan
  7. Loung Namtha
    Louang Namtha Province

    Louang Namtha is both a Provinces of Laos of Laos and the name of the provincial capital, located in the north of the country. From 1966 to 1976 it formed, together with Bokeo, the province of Houakhong....
  8. Louangphabang
  9. Oudomxai
  10. Phongsali
  11. Salavan
    Salavan Province

    Salavan is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country.The province is located on the Bolaven Plateau....
  12. Savannakhet
    Savannakhet Province

    Savannakh?t is a province of Laos, The name Savannakhet comes from the words Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name....
  13. Vientiane Capital *
  14. Vientiane Province
    Vientiane Province

    Vientiane is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.1989 the province was split into two halves - the Vientiane prefecture containing the city Vientiane itself, and the remaining province....
  15. Xaignabouli
  16. Xaisomboun
    Xaisomboun

    Xaisomboun was a special zone of Laos, located in the north of the country, near the capital Vientiane. The special zone was created 1994 with area split off from the provinces Vientiane province, and Xiangkhoang Province....
     (special administrative zone, dissolved in 2006) **
  17. Xekong
  18. Xiangkhoang






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    | |} Laos
    Laos

    Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west....
     is divided into 16 provinces (Lao
    Lao alphabet

    The Lao script is used mainly to write the Lao language.The minority languages of Laos are also written in the Lao script, and officially it is the only script to write them in Laos, but many speakers of Hmong language prefer the Latin alphabet....
     ????, khoueng), 1 municipality (?????????, kampheng nakhon), and formerly 1 special zone (????????, khetphiset).

    1. Attapu
    2. Bokeo
      Bokeo Province

      Bok?o is a northern province of Laos. The literal translation of Bokeo is "gem mine". The province is rich in deposits of precious and semiprecious stones....
    3. Bolikhamxai
      Bolikhamxai

      Bolikhamsai is a province of Laos, located in the middle of the country.The province was formed in 1983 from parts of the Vientiane Province and Khammouan....
    4. Champasak
    5. Houaphan
      Houaphanh Province

      Houaphan is a province of Laos, located in the east of the country. The province is home to the Viengxay caves, an extensive network of caves used by the Pathet Lao, and the Hintang Archeological Park, one of the most important pre-historic sites in northern Laos....
    6. Khammouan
    7. Loung Namtha
      Louang Namtha Province

      Louang Namtha is both a Provinces of Laos of Laos and the name of the provincial capital, located in the north of the country. From 1966 to 1976 it formed, together with Bokeo, the province of Houakhong....
    8. Louangphabang
    9. Oudomxai
    10. Phongsali
    11. Salavan
      Salavan Province

      Salavan is a province of Laos, located in the south of the country.The province is located on the Bolaven Plateau....
    12. Savannakhet
      Savannakhet Province

      Savannakh?t is a province of Laos, The name Savannakhet comes from the words Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the province's original name....
    13. Vientiane Capital *
    14. Vientiane Province
      Vientiane Province

      Vientiane is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.1989 the province was split into two halves - the Vientiane prefecture containing the city Vientiane itself, and the remaining province....
    15. Xaignabouli
    16. Xaisomboun
      Xaisomboun

      Xaisomboun was a special zone of Laos, located in the north of the country, near the capital Vientiane. The special zone was created 1994 with area split off from the provinces Vientiane province, and Xiangkhoang Province....
       (special administrative zone, dissolved in 2006) **
    17. Xekong
    18. Xiangkhoang


    * municipality ** special administrative zone, dissolved in 2006

    The provinces are subdivided into districts (muang) and villages (baan
    Baan

    Baan was a vendor of enterprise resource planning software that is now owned by Infor Global Solutions. Baan or Baan ERP was also the name of the ERP product created by the this company....
    ).

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