Vientiane
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nine-municipality conurbation serving as the capital of Laos
Key facts
- Country
- Laos
- Capital
- Vientiane
- Total
- 3,920 km (1,510 sq mi)
- Density
- 209/km (542/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+7 ( ICT )
- Iso 3166 code
- LA-VT
- Hdi 2017
- 0.795 , high · 1st
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- conurbation
- Country
- Laos
- Located in
- Laos
- Contains
- Pākngư̄m
- Area
- 3920.0
- Time zone
- UTC+07:00
- Shares border with
- Vientiane Province
- Said to be same as
- Vientiane
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- Commons category
- Vientiane Prefecture
- different from
- Vientiane Province
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Encyclopedic overview
First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge New Laos National Stadium Vientiane railway station Khamsavath train station, Nong Khai–Khamsavath railway
Vientiane Prefecture (Lao: ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, Nakhônlouang ViangChan, pronounced [nā(ʔ).kʰɔ́ːn lǔaŋ wíaŋ tɕàn], RTGS: Nakhon Luang Wiang Chan) is a prefecture of Laos, in northwest Laos. The national capital, Vientiane, is in the prefecture. The prefecture was created in 1989, when it was split off from Vientiane province.
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