Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao: ແຂວງ, khoueng) and 1 prefecture (kampheng nakhon), or capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang). Furthermore, 1 so-called special administrative zone (ເຂດພິເສດ, khet phiset) existed between 1994 and 2006, when it was re-merged into its surrounding provinces (i.e.
Laos is divided into 17 provinces (Lao: ແຂວງ, khoueng) and one prefecture (kampheng nakhon), or capital city municipality (ນະຄອນຫຼວງ, nakhon luang). Furthermore, a special administrative zone (ເຂດພິເສດ, khet phiset) existed between 1994 and 2006, when it was re-integrated into its surrounding provinces (i.e.