- A country of southeast Asia. Mainly united as a kingdom by 1353, it became part of French Indochina in 1893 and finally gained its independence in 1953. It has long been the scene of bitter guerrilla warfare. Vientiane is the capital and the largest city. Population, 3,811,000.老挝：东南亚一国家。于1353年统一成帝国，于1893年成为法属印度支那的一部分并最终于1953年取得独立。一直是残酷的游击战争的战场。万象是其首都以及最大城市。人口3,811,000