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Learn more about the

Country

Laos Flag
LAOS
(pronounced - laws | laʊs)
OFFICIAL NAME: Lao People’s Democratic Republic
DEMONYMS: Lao, Laotian, Asian
Laos is part of the South-eastern Asia region in the continent of Asia. Laos is believed to have been named after Lava, the molten rock or magma. It is in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, near the equator and is 236.8 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is Lao, the capital city is Vientiane, and the main currency used is the Kip.
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| KEY STATISTICS

AMBER
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Medium-Low
Medium-Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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AMBER
2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

0
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ASYLUM

0
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TOTAL DISPLACED

0
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

-
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
ອາຊະຍາກໍາ (lao)
ABUSE
ການລ່ວງລະເມີດ (lao)
AFRAID
ຢ້ານ (lao)
ASSISTANCE
ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ (lao)
ASYLUM
asylum (lao)
DEATH
ການເສຍຊີວິດ (lao)
DETENTION
ການກັກຂັງ (lao)
DISPLACE
ເຄື່ອນທີ່ (lao)
KIDNAPPING
ການລັກພາຕົວ (lao)
PERSECUTION
ນາງພຽງຄົນດຽວ (lao)
RAPE
ການຂົ່ມຂືນ (lao)
SCARED
ຢ້ານ (lao)
WAR
ສົງຄາມ (lao)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  MEDIUM RISK  | LGBTQIA+ discretion is advised. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place, there might be issues for refugees and migrants from the community....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores medium-high or medium-low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society are potentially transitioning regarding acceptance. Though the country may have some progressive laws in place in certain areas, they still need to make progress in the overall rights and protection for the wider local LGBTQIA+ community...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country did not sign up to either the refugee convention or protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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LAOS
BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
ກົມກວດຄົນເຂົ້າເມືອງ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ
The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time
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LAOS
GOVERNMENT
ສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ | sapha heng xat
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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LAOS
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
evisa | ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

No

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Social Insurance (Bismarck)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

National Social Security Fund

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HEALTHCARE NAME

ປະກັນສຸຂະພາບ | pakan sukhaphab

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Vientiane

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REGION

South-eastern Asia

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CONTINENT

Asia

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HEMISPHERE

Tropics

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AREA

236800

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Landlocked

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Lao | Hmong
Official Language(s) spoken in Laos
The emergency service numbers within Laos to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
ຂົນສົ່ງຄົນເຈັບ (lao)

dial
190

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
ຕໍາຫຼວດ (lao)

dial
191

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
ໄຟ (lao)

dial
195

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
ການປະມວນຜົນ (lao)
APPLICANT
ຜູ້ສະຫມັກ (lao)
APPLICATION FORM
ຮູບແບບຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກ (lao)
ASYLUM SEEKER
ຜູ້ຂໍລີ້ໄພ (lao)
CITIZENSHIP
ພົນລະເມືອງ (lao)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
ປະເທດຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດ (lao)
DATE OF BIRTH
ວັນ​ເດືອນ​ປີ​ເກີດ (lao)
DISPLACEMENT
ຍ້າຍ (lao)
GENDER
ບົດບາດຍິງຊາຍ (lao)
MIGRANT
ຜູ້ອົບພະຍົບ (lao)
NAME
ຊື່ (lao)
NATIONALITY
ສັນຊາດ (lao)
PROOF
ຫຼັກຖານສະແດງ (lao)
REFUGEE
ຊາວອົບພະຍົບ (lao)
RELIGION
ສາສະຫນາ (lao)
RETURN
ກັບຄືນ (lao)
SEXUALITY
ເພດວິຖີໃນ (lao)
STATUS
ສະຖານະພາບ (lao)
TRANSIT
ການຂົນສົ່ງ (lao)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

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LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
Lesbian Flag
Lesbian
ແມ່ຍິງມັກແມ່ (lao)
Gay Flag
Gay
ເກ (lao)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
ດອກມີສອງເພດ (lao)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgender (lao)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersex (lao)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
asexual (lao)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
ການສອບຖາມ (lao)
Community Flag
Community
ຊຸມຊົນ (lao)
Gender Flag
Gender
ເພດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ (lao)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
ເພດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ (lao)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄູ່ສອງ (lao)
Queer Flag
Queer
queer (lao)
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COUNTRY NAME

The country name in

Many Languages

Discover the name of this country in other languages. The name is sorted by country name and languages spoken (in alphabetical order) and can be accessed by clicking on the quick links below. If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window


A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | لاوس (pashto)
Albania Flag
laos (albanian)
Algeria Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | laos (french)
American Samoa Flag
laos (samoan)
Andorra Flag
laos (catalan)
Angola Flag
laos (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
laos (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
laos (english)
Argentina Flag
laos (spanish)
Armenia Flag
լաոս (armenian)
Australia Flag
laos (english)
Austria Flag
laos (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
laos (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
laos (english)
Bahrain Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
লাত্তস (bengali)
Barbados Flag
laos (english)
Belarus Flag
лаос (belarusian) | лаос [laos] (russian)
Belgium Flag
laos (dutch) | laos (french) | laos (german)
Belize Flag
laos (english) | laos (spanish)
Benin Flag
laos (french)
Bermuda Flag
laos (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
laos (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
laos (bosnian) | laos (croatian) | лаос [laos] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
laos (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
laos (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
laos (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
laos (malay) | laos (english)
Bulgaria Flag
лаос (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
laos (french)
Burundi Flag
laos (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
ប្រទេសឡាវ (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
laos (english) | laos (french)
Canada Flag
laos (english) | laos (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
laos (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
laos (dutch) | laos (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
laos (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | laos (french)
Chad Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | laos (french)
Channel Islands Flag
laos (english) | laos (french)
Chile Flag
laos (spanish)
China Flag
老挝 [lǎowō] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
laos (spanish)
Comoros Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | - (comorian) | laos (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
laos (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
laos (french)
Cook Islands Flag
laos (english) | laos (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
laos (spanish)
Croatia Flag
laos (croatian)
Cuba Flag
laos (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
λάος [láos] (greek) | laos (turkish)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
laos (danish)
Djibouti Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | laos (french)
Dominica Flag
laos (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
laos (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
laos (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
laos (spanish)
Egypt Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
laos (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
laos (spanish) | laos (french)
Eritrea Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | ላኦስ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | laos (english)
Estonia Flag
laos (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ላኦስ (amharic)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | laos (english)
Finland Flag
laos (finnish) | laos (swedish)
France Flag
laos (french)
French Guiana Flag
laos (french) | laos (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
laos (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
laos (french)
Gambia, The Flag
laos (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ლაოსი (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
laos (german)
Ghana Flag
laos (english)
Gibraltar Flag
laos (english)
Greece Flag
λάος [láos] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | laos (danish)
Grenada Flag
laos (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
laos (spanish)
Guam Flag
laos (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
laos (spanish)
Guinea Flag
laos (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
laos (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
laos (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
laos (french) | laos (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
laos (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
老撾 [lǎowō] (cantonese) | laos (english)
Hungary Flag
laosz (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
laos (icelandic)
India Flag
लाओस (hindi) | laos (english)
Indonesia Flag
laos (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
لائوس (persian)
Iraq Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
laos (irish (gaelic)) | laos (english)
Isle of Man Flag
laos (english)
Israel Flag
לאוס (hebrew)
Italy Flag
laos (italian)
Jamaica Flag
laos (english)
Japan Flag
ラオス (japanese)
Jordan Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
лаос (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
laos (swahili) | laos (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | laos (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
라오스 [laoseu] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
라오스 [laoseu] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
laos (albanian) | лаос [laos] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
лаос (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ລາວ (lao)
Latvia Flag
laosa (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
laos (sesotho) | laos (english)
Liberia Flag
laos (english)
Libya Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
laos (german)
Lithuania Flag
laosas (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
laos (luxembourgish) | laos (french) | laos (german)


M  
Macau Flag
老撾 [lǎowō] (cantonese) | laos (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
laos (malagasy) | laos (french)
Malawi Flag
laos (chichewa) | laos (english)
Malaysia Flag
laos (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
laos (french)
Malta Flag
laos (maltese) | laos (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | laos (english)
Martinique Flag
laos (french)
Mauritania Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
laos (french) | laos (english)
Mayotte Flag
laos (french)
Mexico Flag
laos (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
laos (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
laos (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
laos (french)
Mongolia Flag
лаос (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
лаос [laos] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
laos (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
လာအိုနိုင်ငံ (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
laos (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | laos (english)
Nepal Flag
लाओस (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
laos (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
laos (english)
New Caledonia Flag
laos (french)
New Zealand Flag
laos (english) | laos (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
laos (spanish)
Niger Flag
laos (french)
Nigeria Flag
laos (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | laos (english)
North Macedonia Flag
лаос (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
laos (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
laos (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
لاؤس (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | laos (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Panama Flag
laos (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
laos (english)
Paraguay Flag
laos (spanish) | લાઓસ (guaraní)
Peru Flag
laos (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
laos (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | laos (english)
Poland Flag
laos (polish)
Portugal Flag
laos (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
laos (spanish) | laos (english)
Qatar Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
laos (french)
Romania Flag
laos (romanian)
Russia Flag
лаос [laos] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
laos (kinyarwanda) | laos (english) | laos (french)
Saint Helena Flag
laos (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
laos (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
laos (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
laos (dutch) | laos (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
laos (french)
Samoa Flag
laos (samoan) | laos (english)
San Marino Flag
laos (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
laos (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
laos (french)
Serbia Flag
лаос [laos] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | laos (english) | laos (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
laos (english)
Singapore Flag
老挝 [lǎowō] (mandarin) | laos (english) | laos (malay) | லாவோஸ் (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
laos (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
laos (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
laos (english)
Somalia Flag
laos (somali) | لاوس [laws] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
laos (afrikaans) | laos (english) | - (southern ndebele) | laos (sesotho) | laos (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Spain Flag
laos (spanish) | laos (catalan) | laos (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
ලාඕසය (sinhalese) | லாவோஸ் (tamil) | laos (english)
Sudan Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
laos (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | laos (english)
Sweden Flag
laos (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
laos (german) | laos (french) | laos (italian) | laos (romansh)
Syria Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | laos (french) | laos (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
老挝 [lǎowō] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
лаос (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
laos (swahili) | laos (english)
Thailand Flag
ลาว (thai)
Togo Flag
laos (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | laos (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
laos (english)
Tunisia Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic) | laos (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
laos (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
laos (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
laos (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | laos (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
laos (english)
Ukraine Flag
лаос [laos] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
laos (english)
Uruguay Flag
laos (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
laos (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
laos (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
laos (english) | laos (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
laos (latin) | laos (italian)
Venezuela Flag
laos (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
lào (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
laos (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
لاوس [laws] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
laos (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
laos (english) | rayosi (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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