Geography of Laos may be divided into 2 fields are.
The highest mountain is higher than sea level, an average of 1500 meters or more. This area is located in the northern part of the country.
The plateau is an area which is higher than the average 1000 m sea level, or through the southeast of the city, the people of the plateau at the border to Cambodia. The plateau is a large plateau, this is 3 people including plateau town (road, Xieng Khouang), Highland paddies (conquest) and sungboriwen (Southern) platform.