Vientiane

E49753

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, situated along the Mekong River near the border with Thailand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
administrativeDivision Vientiane self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
becameCapitalOfLaos 16th century
climate tropical savanna climate
contains Lao National Museum
Patuxai
Pha That Luang
That Dam
Wat Si Saket
coordinates 17.9667°N 102.6000°E
country Laos
governingBody Vientiane self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vientiane Capital City Administration
hasAirport Wattay International Airport
hasFunction cultural center of Laos
economic center of Laos
political center of Laos
hasHeritageInfluence French colonial architecture
Lao culture
hasInternationalBorderCrossingWith Thailand
hasPopulationRankInCountry 1
hasUniversity National University of Laos
historicalRole former capital of the Kingdom of Lan Xang
isCapitalOf Laos
isLargestCityOf Laos
isOnBankOf Mekong River
isSeatOfGovernmentOf Laos
isTransportHubFor Laos
locatedIn Laos
locatedInRegion Southeast Asia
locatedNearBorderWith Thailand
locatedOnRiver Mekong River
majorEconomicSector services
tourism
trade
nationalSymbolLocatedHere Pha That Luang
nearbyCityAcrossBorder Nong Khai
officialLanguage Lao
primaryReligion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
riverFormsBorderWith Thailand
roadConnectionTo Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
roadNetworkPartOf Asian Highway Network
timeZone Indochina Time
usesCurrency Lao kip
utcOffset +7
wasColonialAdministrativeCenterOf French Indochina
surface form: French Laos

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Southeast Asia hasMajorCity Vientiane
Laos capital Vientiane
Laos largestCity Vientiane
Mekong River majorCityOnRiver Vientiane
Francophonie hasKeyCity Vientiane
Vientiane administrativeDivision Vientiane self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
Vientiane governingBody Vientiane self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vientiane Capital City Administration
President of Laos seat Vientiane
President of Laos locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
Lao hasDialect Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Lao
Lao standardVarietyBasedIn Vientiane
Nam Ngum River majorCityNear Vientiane
Royal Lao Government hasCapital Vientiane
Souphanouvong placeOfDeath Vientiane
Souphanouvong residence Vientiane
Phoumi Nosavan placeOfActivity Vientiane
1973 Vientiane Agreement location Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane, Laos
Royal Lao Army garrisonLocation Vientiane
Royal Lao Army countryCapital Vientiane
Prince Boun Oum residence Vientiane
Cao Van Vien placeOfBirth Vientiane
Pha That Luang locatedIn Vientiane
Pha That Luang locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
Pha That Luang locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Capital
Pha That Luang near Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane city center
Patuxai locatedIn Vientiane
Patuxai locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
Patuxai locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Capital
Wat Si Saket locatedIn Vientiane
Wat Si Saket locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
Wat Si Saket locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Capital
Wat Si Saket locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: downtown Vientiane
That Dam locatedIn Vientiane
That Dam locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture
That Dam locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Capital
That Dam near Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane city center
Lao National Museum location Vientiane
Lao National Museum locatedIn Vientiane
this entity surface form: Vientiane Prefecture