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   Note: This section last updated 7th May 2021

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

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Laos counts 92 languages, most spoken by a few thousand people in isolated villages. The official language, Lao , is spoken by 3 000 000 people. Other main languages are Eastern Bru (64 000 speakers); Hmong (250 000 speakers); Kantu (50 000 speakers); Khmu (389 694 speakers); Kuy (64 000 speakers); Phu Thai (128 000 speakers); Phuan (96 000 speakers); Sô (102 000 speakers) and Tai Nüa (120 000 speakers).

Many people in Laos have only a given name. Do not confuse the form of address (Thao, Nang and Nansao) with being a name. Thao Dang’s name is Dang. Evidently, do not address somebody as Mr Thao Dang as this is repeating the form of address.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Laos has these company types:

   Limited company 
   Partnership company 
   Public company

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 10th April 2020

Addresses not written in Lao or another native language will be written in French.

Ban in an address means village or town, and Mueang or Muang indicates a district.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 11th November 2024

Postal codes consist of a block of 5 digits. The first two digits indicate the province, the last two the delivery office. Postal codes can begin with any number between 01 and 18. Some large companies or institutions may have their own codes.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Laos - Postal code format

Laos - Postal code specifics

Laos - Postal code regular expression

Laos - Postal code level of coverage

Laos - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 27th November 2015

Refer to Exonyms in Laos for full lists of place names in Laos in other languages.

   Note: This section last updated 10th April 2020

Laos has 17 provinces (khoueng) and 1 municipality (kampheng nakhon), shown in the list below with an asterisk:

Province	Postal code area
Attapu	17
Bokeo	05
Bolikhamxai	11
Champasak	16
Houaphan	07
Khammouan	12
Louangnamtha	03
Louangphabang	06
Oudomxai	04
Phongsali	02
Salavan	14
Savannakhet	13
Viangchan *	01
Viangchan	10
Xaignabouli	08
Xaisomboun	18
Xekong	15
Xiangkhoang	09

   This regions/postal code data can be acquired as a data file 

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Laotian area codes have 2 digits when dialled from abroad. Geographic subscriber numbers have 6 digits, mobile subscriber numbers have 8 digits and the area code 20.