Laos: At a Glance

Laos: At a glance. Aloke Kumar. Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 13th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Yet, very few know about this country. Aloke Kumar, commissioned by the Consulate of Laos, pens the story of the country, in short, for the readers to understand its History, Culture, Economics and others.