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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Kip
Currency Symbol: LAK
Location: Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Geographic Coordinates: 18 00 N, 105 00 E
Map References: Southeast Asia
Area: total: 236,800 sq km ; land: 230,800 sq km ; water: 6,000 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly larger than Utah
Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Mekong River 70 m ; highest point: Phu Bia 2,817 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 5,274 km ; border countries: Myanmar 238 km, Cambodia 555 km, China 475 km, Thailand 1,845 km, Vietnam 2,161 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime Claims: none (landlocked)
Geography - Note: landlocked; most of the country is mountainous and thickly forested; the Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand