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How to Identify Laos in GeoGuessr

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Stop Sign

Stop Sign — Laos
Unique

Using 2 Lao characters ຢຸດ.

Often bilingual, featuring "STOP" in English below the Lao text


Off-road bollard

Off-road bollard — Laos
Unique

A cuboid stone with a flat or pointed top, painted with two red and two white stripes


Bollard

Bollard — Laos
Unique

Stone cuboid with a flat or pointed top.

Black-and-white or yellow-and-white stripes. Stripes have the same size. In Thailand stripes have different sizes

White painted rectangle reflector on one side, 2 little white circles on another (sometimes). No reflectors are possible

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Lao script

Lao script — Laos

The Lao alphabet looks small and rounded, with only a few marks above or below.

It’s similar to Thai, but with fewer straight lines


Private yellow plate

Private yellow plate — Laos

Type: Private

Shape: Short

Background: Yellow

Text: Black


Square Poles

Square Poles — Laos

Most roadside poles are square concrete columns with a vertical row of small pinholes


Concrete roads

Concrete roads — Laos

Concrete road blocks are common. Similar can be found in nearby countries - Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam


Buddhist temples

Buddhist temples — Laos

Gold-trimmed, richly decorated Buddhist temples are common in Laos, as well as in Thailand and Cambodia


Commercial plate

Commercial plate — Laos

Type: Private

Shape: Short

Background: White

Text: Black


Long lamps

Long lamps — Laos

Long lamps are often attached to utility poles in Laos, similar to those in Thailand


Chevron

Chevron — Laos

Background: Yellow

Arrows: Bold black


Hammer-and-sickle flags

Hammer-and-sickle flags — Laos

Red flags with the communist hammer-and-sickle symbol can sometimes be seen along roads and on buildings


Striped kerbs

Striped kerbs — Laos

In both cities and rural areas, kerbs are often painted in alternating red, yellow, or black and white stripes


Government plates

Government plates — Laos

Type: Government

Shape: Short

Background: Blue

Text: White

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