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Laos Travel Information

Travel Alert Status

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Time Difference

UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Travel Climate

Laos has a monsoon climate with three overlapping seasons. The rainy season is about 5 months, June-September. In October, rains start to taper off, and the cool season begins in November, lasting through February. In March "mango rains" occur. March, April, and May are hot and humid. In April, the hottest month, temperatures in Vientiane range from 72°F to 93°F, and in January, the coolest month, 52°F to 83°F. Temperature extremes of 103°F (April) and 39°F (January) have been recorded.

Travel Currency

kip (LAK)

Language Spoken

<p>Some ethnic minority languages have never been codified in written form. A small percentage of older people and those who attended high school prior to 1975 speak French, which has been the language of international commerce in the past. Some English is spoken.</p><p> The official language is Lao, the native language of the lowland Lao which is used in all official communications and taught in schools. Other main languages include Thai, Hmong, and midland Lao.</P

Languages

Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages

Ethnic Groups

Lao Loum (lowland) 68%, Lao Theung (upland) 22%, Lao Soung (highland) including the Hmong and the Yao 9%, ethnic Vietnamese/Chinese 1%

National Holiday

Republic Day (National Day), 2 December (1975)

Geographic Coordinates

18 00 N, 105 00 E

Location

Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam

Airports

8

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