Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic · South-Eastern Asia
Updated 8 November 2026
Laos is a country in South-Eastern Asia with its capital in Vientiane. Its head of state is Thongloun Sisoulith and its head of government is Saleumxay Kommasith. On DiploMaps you can see Laos on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Head of state
- Thongloun SisoulithGeneral Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
- Head of government
- Saleumxay KommasithPrime Minister of Laos
- Foreign minister
- Thongsavanh PhomvihaneLaotian politician
- Population
- 7.9 million (2025)
- Area
- 236,800 km²
- GDP
- $18.3 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Lao kip (LAK)
- Official languages
- Lao
- United Nations
- Member since 1955
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia · Asia
Laos and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $2.1 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $19.9 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- Visa on arrival30 days • Treatment: Tourist visa can be used and the period required for treatment is determined according to the treating hospital's report, and accordingly, the patient submits a visa application from the Immigration Department
Memberships
- ASEAN
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Group of 77
- CICA
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)