!!!Laos %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/laos.geojson','Laos','18.000000','105.000000',contId,3); }] %% '' Laos has a low-income economy, with one of the lowest annual incomes in the world. Since 1975, it has been ruled by a Marxist and communist government. '' *Laos is a land locked country. *Laos has largest boundary with Vietnam which is approximately 2130 km. *Laos has shortest boundary with Burma which is approximately 235 km. *The largest river in Laos is Mekong which is 4350 km. *The largest export partner of Laos is Thailand. *The largest import partner of Laos is Thailand. *There is 1 seaport in Laos. !!Tourist Attraction [A Buddha reclines in Xieng Khuan, or Buddha Park, near the Thailand border.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/laos-guide] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]