Lao People ‘s Democratic Republic is a Landlocked Country that surrounded by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, , Burma and Thailand. Laos is a mountainous country, especially in the north, where peaks rise above 9,000 ft (2,800 m). Dense forests cover the northern and eastern areas. The Mekong River, which forms the boundary with Burma and Thailand, flows through the country for 932 mi (1,500 km) of its course. Vientiane is the capital of the country.