_#_Coastline: none—landlocked
_#_Maritime claims: none—landlocked
_#_Disputes: boundary dispute with Thailand
_#_Climate: tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)
_#_Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus
_#_Natural resources: timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
_#_Land use: arable land 4%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 3%; forest and woodland 58%; other 35%; includes irrigated 1%
_#_Environment: deforestation; soil erosion; subject to floods
_#_Note: landlocked
_*People #_Population: 4,113,223 (July 1991), growth rate 2.2% (1991)