(taken from http://www.faqs.org/docs/factbook/flags/la-lgflag.gif)The capital of Laos is Vientiane, which is also the largest city. Its official language is Lao. It is bordered by Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century(Some information from Wikipedia)
