Laos
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Entity:
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Laos
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Main prefix:
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XW
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Prefixes logged:
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XW1,
XW3
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Time zone:
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UTC + 7 hours
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Continent:
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Asia
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ITU zone:
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49
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CQ zone:
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26
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Capital:
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Vientiane
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Geographic
coordinates: |
18° 00' N, 105° 00' E
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Borders:
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Burma 235 km, Cambodia 541 km, China 423 km, Thailand 1,754
km, Vietnam 2,130 km
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Internet
country code: |
.la
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| Country dialing code: | 856 |
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Independence:
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19 July 1949 (from France)
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Government
type: |
Communist state
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