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Laos is a country with a population of about 6.7 million. The Asian country is enclosed by five neighboring countries, namely China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar. Laos is the only country in Asia Pacific that has no coastline. The Democratic People is hilly with four mountain plateaus. Half the country is covered with afforestation. In laos are a number of rivers, with the largest Mekong River. This river provides for a large portion of the border with Myanmar and Thailand. Laos has a tropical monsoon climate. It may be well above the thirty degrees Celsius, and also much rain. The capital of Laos is Vientiane. The city has about 400,000 inhabitants. Sightseeing, the triumphal arch Putuxai, Xieng Khuan, the Buddhist temples Haw Pha Kaew, What Si Saket and Pha That Luang. Furthermore, the Laotian museum of art and the museum of the revolution and the boulevard along the Mekong River. The city stands out for its classic European colonial architecture. The city of Luang Prabang is on the World Heritage list of UNESCO because of its 66 temples, which Xieng Thong What is the best known. Other cities are Savnnakhet, Pakxe, Namtha and Sam Neua. Phonsavan and the city, known for the plain of jars. The What Phou temple complex is on the World Heritage list. They were briefly the capital of the Khmer empire. The ruins are open to visitors. This located in the cultural landscape of Champasak. Other attractions in Laos are Boloven plateau, the island group Si Phan Don (in the Mekong river) and the Li Phi Waterfall and Khong Phapheng waterfall, the two largest in southeast Asia.

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