The Lao People's Democratic Republic (hereinafter referred to as "Laos") is located in the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula, bordering Yunnan, China to the north, Vietnam to the east, Myanmar to the west and Thailand to the southwest, and Cambodia to the south. The Mekong River flows through more than 1,900 kilometers. The country has a land area of 236,800 square kilometers and a population of 6.914 million. It is the only landlocked country in the northern part of the Indochina Peninsula. Laos has a tropical and subtropical monsoon climate. The rainy season is from May to October, and the dry season is from November to April of the following year. The average annual temperature is about 26 degrees Celsius. There is abundant rainfall throughout Laos, and the precipitation in a normal year is about 2,000 mm.

Laos is rich in mineral resources and is an extension of China's Sanjiang metallogenic belt. Laos has considerable reserves of gold, copper, tin, lead, potassium, iron, gypsum, coal, salt and other minerals. The national tin reserves are about 65,000 to 80,000 tons. Tin, gypsum, potassium, salt, coal and other minerals have been mined in small quantities so far. 80% of Laos is mountainous and plateau, and most of it is covered by forests. The national forest area is about 17 million hectares, and the forest coverage rate is about 50%. It produces precious woods such as teak, and rosewood. Laos has abundant hydropower resources. More than 60% of the Mekong River's hydropower reserves are in Laos. There are more than 20 rivers over 200 kilometers in theis country, and more than 60 hydropower stations with rich water energy have been built; the land resources are rich, the sunshine time is long, the rainfall is sufficient, and the conditions for agricultural development are good.