By: JT

is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered byBurma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east,

Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west. Itspopulation was estimated to be 6.5 million in 2012. Laos

became independent in 1953, with a constitutional monarchyunder Sisavang Vong. Shortly after independence, a long civil

war ended the monarchy, when the Communist Pathet Laomovement came to power in 1975.

Laos is a single-party socialist republic. The capital city isVientiane. The official language is Lao.

Parliament Building

City Hall

Vientiane

Patuxai (victory gate)

Patuxai

Patuxai Details

Pha That Luang

Pha That Luang Entrance

Buddha Park

Wat Si Saket

Wat Si Saket

Drum Tower

Night Market

Akha woman

Elephant Hospital in Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang Museum

Cave Temple-Pak Ou

Cave Temple-Pak Ou

Pak Ou

Wat Xieng Thong Temple

Temple Interior

Wat Ho Phra Bang

Temple Guardian 

Haw Pha Beng Temple Interior

Mekong River flowing through Luang Prabang

Mekong River

Don Khone

Khouang Si Waterfall

Moonlight on Mekong River

Irgendwo

Kong Island

Khouang Si Waterfall

Mekong

Mekong