ILaos, eyaziwa njengeLao People's Democratic Republic, izwe elingenamanzi elisengxenyeni esenyakatho yeNhlonhlo yase-Indochina. Unqamula iChina ngasenyakatho, iCambodia ngaseningizimu, iVietnam empumalanga, iMyanmar enyakatho-ntshonalanga, neThailand ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga. I-80% yensimu iyizintaba namathafa, futhi imbozwe kakhulu ngamahlathi, aziwa ngokuthi "Uphahla lwe-Indochina". Indawo iphakeme enyakatho futhi iphansi eningizimu.Inyakatho iphethwe yiWest Yunnan Plateau eYunnan, China, imingcele yakudala neVietnam empumalanga yithafa elenziwa izintaba zaseChangshan, kanti entshonalanga yiMekong Valley namabhishi namathafa amancane agudle uMfula iMekong nemifudlana yawo. Kusuka enyakatho kuye eningizimu, izwe lihlukaniswe iShangliao, iZhongliao neXialiao.Shangliao inendawo ephakeme kakhulu, kanti iChuankhou Plateau ingamamitha ayi-2000-2800 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. Isiqongo esiphakeme kunazo zonke, iBia Mountain, singamamitha angama-2820 ngaphezu kogu lolwandle. UMfula iMekong, odabuka eChina, ungumfula omkhulu kunayo yonke ogeleza amakhilomitha ayi-1 900 entshonalanga. Inesimo sezulu sezulu esishisayo nesishisayo, esihlukaniswe inkathi yemvula nenkathi eyomile.

ILaos inomlando omude. Umbuso waseLancang wasungulwa ngekhulu le-14. Kwake kwaba ngelinye lamazwe achuma kakhulu eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Ukusuka ngo-1707 kuya ku-1713, kancane kancane kwakheka iLuang Prabang Dynasty, iVientiane Dynasty neChampasai Dynasty. Kusukela ngo-1779 kuya maphakathi nekhulu le-19, lanqotshwa kancane kancane nguSiam. Kwaba ngumvikeli waseFrance ngo-1893. Iphethwe yiJapan ngo-1940. ILaos yamemezela inkululeko ngo-1945. NgoDisemba 1975, ubukhosi bachithwa kwasungulwa iLao People's Democratic Republic.

Ifulegi likazwelonke: Unxande ofanayo ophakathi nendawo kufulegi oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, uhlala uhhafu wendawo yefulegi, kanti izinhlangothi ezingaphezulu nezingezansi zingamaxande abomvu, ngalinye lihlala ikota yendawo yefulegi. Maphakathi nengxenye eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kukhona isondo eliyindilinga elimhlophe, futhi ububanzi besondo bungamane-nanhlanu wobubanzi bengxenye eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kufanekisela ukuzala, okubomvu kufanekisela inguquko, kuthi isondo elimhlophe limele inyanga egcwele. Leli fulegi ekuqaleni laliyifulegi leLaotian Patriotic Front.

Inani labantu lilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisithupha (2006). Kunezizwe ezingaphezu kwezingama-60 ezweni, ezihlukaniswe cishe ngamaqembu amathathu ezinhlanga: iLaolong, iLooting neLaosong. Izakhamuzi ezingama-85% zikholelwa kubuBuddha futhi zikhuluma isiLao.

ILaos icebile ngemithombo yamanzi. Inothile ngokhuni oluyigugu njenge-teak ne-red sandalwood.Indawo yehlathi ingamahektha ayizigidi eziyi-9, kanti inani likazwelonke lokumbozwa kwamahlathi cishe linga-42%. Ezolimo zingumgogodla womnotho waseLaos, kanti abantu bezolimo balinganiselwa ku-90% wabantu bezwe. Izitshalo ezinkulu ilayisi, ummbila, amazambane, ikhofi, ugwayi, amakinati nokotini. Indawo yomhlaba elinywayo ilinganiselwa kumahektha angama-747,000. ILaos inesizinda sezimboni esibuthakathaka.Amabhizinisi amakhulu ezimboni afaka phakathi ukukhiqizwa kwamandla, ukugawulwa kwamasaha, ukumbiwa kwezimayini, ukwenziwa kwensimbi, okokugqoka nokudla, njll, kanye nezitolo ezincane zokulungisa kanye nezindawo zokucobelelana ngokhuni. Asikho isitimela eLaos, futhi ezokuthutha ikakhulu zincike emgaqweni, emanzini nasemoyeni.

I-Vientiane : Inhlokodolobha yaseLaos, iVientiane (Vientiane) yidolobha lasendulo elinomlando. Kube lapha selokhu iNkosi yaseSetatila isuka eLuang Prabang maphakathi nekhulu le-16. Isikhungo sezepolitiki, sezomnotho nesamasiko seLaos. IVientiane yaqanjwa ngokuthi uSaifeng ezikhathini zasendulo.Kwake kwathiwa igama elithi Wankan ngekhulu le-16, okusho ukuthi uJincheng. Igama leVientiane lisho ukuthi "idolobha le-sandalwood". Kuthiwa i-sandalwood yayigcwele lapha.

I-Vientiane itholakala osebeni lwesobunxele lwendawo emaphakathi yoMfula iMekong, ebheke eThailand ngaphesheya komfula.Nabantu abangama-616,000 (2001), iyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke lezimboni nezentengiselwano eLaos. Amathempeli ahlukahlukene nemibhoshongo yasendulo kungabonakala kuyo yonke indawo edolobheni. Ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu le-17 kuya kwele-18, iVientiane yayivele iyisikhungo sezentengiselwano esichumayo. Manje iVientiane yidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke lezimboni nelezentengiselwano eLaos, elinenombolo enkulu kunazo zonke yamafektri, ama-workshops nezitolo ezweni. Izimboni eziyinhloko ngokhuni lwesaha, usimende, izitini namathayili, izindwangu, irayisi yokugaya, osikilidi, umentshisi, njll. Ukwaluka negolide nobucwebe ubucwebe bezandla nakho kudume impela. Kunemithombo kasawoti emaphethelweni edolobha, ecebe ngosawoti. IVientiane futhi iyisikhungo sokusabalalisa izingodo ezinzima.