Laos
Laos is a landlocked Southeast Asian country threaded by the Mekong River, dominated by forested highlands, sleepy riverside towns like Luang Prabang, and one of the world's last remaining communist states.
Laos is a landlocked Southeast Asian country threaded by the Mekong River, dominated by forested highlands, sleepy riverside towns like Luang Prabang, and one of the world's last remaining communist states.
Latvia is the central Baltic state, with Riga's Art Nouveau old town, the long sandy coast of the Gulf of Riga, and forests covering more than half the country.
Lebanon is a small, mountainous Mediterranean country between Israel and Syria, with a uniquely diverse religious mosaic, a vibrant Beirut nightlife and an ancient Phoenician seafaring heritage.
Lesotho is a high-altitude landlocked kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, often called the 'Kingdom in the Sky' because the entire country sits above 1,400 metres elevation.
Liberia is a West African country settled in 1822 by freed African-American slaves, becoming Africa's first republic in 1847, and named for liberty.
Libya is a vast North African country dominated by the Sahara Desert, with a Mediterranean coastline, ancient Roman ruins at Leptis Magna, and substantial oil reserves.
Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked Alpine principality between Switzerland and Austria, smaller than Manhattan, and one of the world's wealthiest countries by GDP per capita.
Lithuania is the southernmost Baltic state, with a baroque Vilnius old town, an amber-rich Curonian Spit on the Baltic, and a language regarded as one of the most archaic Indo-European tongues still spoken.
Luxembourg is a tiny landlocked grand duchy between Belgium, France and Germany, hosting major European Union institutions and consistently ranking near the top globally for income per capita.