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BBC News - Country Profile: Laos - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1154621.stm
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news. |
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CIA - The World Factbook: Laos - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. |
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CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Laos - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-l/laos.html
List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly. Also includes the head of the central bank, ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York. |
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US Department of State - Laos - http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/la/
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports. |
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BBC Weather Centre - Country Guides: Laos - http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/country_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT002550
Provides climate and weather information, facts and statistics about the country, along with five-day forecasts for major cities. |
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Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection - Laos Maps - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/laos.html
Country, city and thematic maps, along with links to maps on other web sites. From the Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas. |
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University of Colorado - GovPubs: Lao People's Democratic Republic - http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/laos.htm
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources. |
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US Library of Congress - Country Study: Laos - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/latoc.html
July 1994 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security. |
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World Health Organization (WHO) - Lao People's Democratic Republic - http://www.who.int/countries/lao/en/
UN health agency provides news and information on the country's public health including programmes, events, statistics, disease outbreaks, emergencies and the regional office. |
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AOL Weather - Laos - http://weather.aol.com/asia/laos
Provides current conditions and seven-day forecast for major cities and locations, along with weather headlines, local resources and outlooks for outdoor activities and travel. |