Photo Galleries of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, and Luang Prabang, a World Heritage Centre Laos
( the Lao People's Democratic Republic ) is a landlocked,
communist state in southeast Asia, bordered by Burma ( Myanmar ) and
China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and
Thailand to the west. The Mekong River forms a large part of
the western boundary with Thailand. Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.Luang Prabang ( Louangphrabang ) is located in north
central Laos, on the Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane. The current
population of the city is about 22,000. The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name.
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