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Geography
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area is about 7,000 square kilometers, most the
land are the mountains, the flat terrain are on
the west. The east are mountains chain from the
north through the south. Due to the characteristic
of the nation so Lao PDR have many watersheds
from the east.
These rivers run from the mountains through the
forests to the flat terrain in the west and to
the Mekong river.
Location
The People's Democratic Republic of Lao is located
in the center of Indochina, sharing borders with
china to the north, Myanmar to the northwest,
Thailand to the west, Cambodia to the south, and
Vietnam to the east. With and area of the 236,800
square kilometers. Around 70% of its terrain is
mountainous, reaching a maximum elevation of 2,820
m in Xieng Khouang Province
The landscapes of northern Laos and the regions
adjacent to Vietnam in particular are dominated
hills. The Mekong River is the main geographical
feature in the west and, in fact, forms a natural
border with Thailand in some areas. The Mekong
flows through nearly 1,900 km of Lao territory
and shapes much of the lifestyle of the of Laos.
In the south the Mekong reaches a breadth of 14
km, creating and area with thousands of islands
Time & Climate
 Time
in Laos is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT*7)
Laos enjoys a tropical climate with two distinct
seasons - the rainy season from the beginning
of May to the end of September and the dry season
from October though to April. The yearly average
temperature is about 28 C, rising to a maximum
of 38 C in April and May In Vientiane minimum
temperatures of 19 C are to be expected in January.
In mountainous areas, however, temperatures drop
to 14-15 C during the winter months, and in cold
nights easily reach the freezing point.
The average precipitation is highest in southern
Laos, where the Anna Mite Mountains receive over
3000 mm annually. In Vientiane rainfall is about
1500-2000 mm, and in the northern provinces only
1000-1500 mm |
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