How to address a letter to Laos

Learn how to address and mail letters to Laos - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Laos

Here’s what a typical address in Laos looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example Laos

Mr. Khamsing Sengdeth
14, Rue That Louang
01160 Xaysetha
LAOS

2. Address example Laos

Entreprise des Postes Lao
Divisions des opérations postales
Avenue Lane Xang
01000 VIENTIANE
LAOS

Learn more about addresses in Laos

Postal information

Country name

Laos

Postal code format

5 digits (eg: 01234)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{5})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

LA

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

LAO

UN M49 numeric country code

418

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Country information

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Common name (English)

Laos

Official name (English)

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Native name

ສາທາລະນະ ຊາທິປະໄຕ ຄົນລາວ ຂອງ (ສປປລາວ)

Capital

Vientiane

Continent

Asia

Subregion

South-Eastern Asia

Area

236,800 km²

Borders with

Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Currency

LAK (Lao kip, Symbol: ₭)

Time zone

UTC+07:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/F3asVB7sRKgSnwbE7

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/49903

Total population

7,647,000

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