LAOS

LAOS / ລາວ

Fishes of Mekong River.
With a small stylized map of the course of the Mekong River.
Fifth stamp in a set of 6, issued on 05.09.1983.
Face value: 5 Leo kip.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 674.
- Scott No. 485.
- StampWorld No. 674.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 672.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 497.

The Mekong River is the longest in Southeast Asia, its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,730 mi) and flows through the lands of China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, countries in which it receives different names. Its sources are in the Himalayas, and it runs from north to south to its mouth in the South China Sea. Along the river are important cities, such as Luang Prabang and Vientiane, in Laos, and Phnom Penh, in Cambodia. In Laos it marks a large part of the borders with Myanmar and Thailand.