Lao PDR
Lao PDR is a country in East Asia & Pacific with a population of approximately ~7.7 million. Its capital is Vientiane. This is the complete reference for identifying Lao PDR in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | East Asia & Pacific |
| Capital | Vientiane |
| Population | ~7.7 million |
| ISO codes | LA / LAO |
| Coordinates | 18.58°, 102.18° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Lao PDR appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Lao PDR is identified through the clue sequence: east asia & pacific first, then population range (~7.7 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Vientiane), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Lao PDR is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach East Asia & Pacific.
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Reading Lao PDR in MapDash context
The Lao PDR record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Lao PDR sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Lao PDR’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Lao PDR?
The capital of Lao PDR is Vientiane.
What continent is Lao PDR in?
Lao PDR is in East Asia & Pacific.
What is the population of Lao PDR?
Lao PDR has a population of approximately ~7.7 million.
What countries border Lao PDR?
Lao PDR has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.