# Vientiane

> capital of Laos

**Wikidata**: [Q9326](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9326)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vientiane

## Summary

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos[1][2]. Established in 1560, it covers an area of 3.9k square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 174 meters.As of 2023, Vientiane has a population of 1.0M[3].


## References

1. [Source](https://www.vientianetimes.org.la/freeContent/FreeConten97_Vientiane_y23.php)
2. archINFORM
3. GEOnet Names Server. 2018
4. [Source](https://wb.km.gov.cn/c/2008-02-21/3839238.shtml)
5. [Source](https://wb.km.gov.cn/upload/resources/file/2022/05/11/3666839.pdf)
6. BnF authorities
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
9. MusicBrainz
10. [Source](https://psc-vt.lsb.gov.la/)
11. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
12. Source
13. Great dictionary of geographical names
14. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0
15. [Source](http://cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf)
16. GeoNames
17. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php)