Unexploded bombs in this country can be a hazard for tourist visits to its Xiangkhong Plateau, home to many mysterious stone jars.
An annual beauty contest in this country features seven contestants who each represent one of a set of mythical princesses who kept the severed head of their father in a jar. That contest occurs during the New Year festival known as Songkran or Pii Mai. In this country, many of the mountainous Soung people were converted to Christianity through missionary efforts, while the valley-dwelling Loum often remained Buddhists. Unexploded bombs in this country can be a hazard for tourist visits to its Xiangkhong Plateau, home to many mysterious stone jars. The Annamite Mountains form most of this country's border with its eastern neighbor, Vietnam, while its border with Thailand is mainly demarcated by the Mekong River. For 10 points, name this nation whose capital is Vientiane.
An annual beauty contest in this country features seven contestants who each represent one of a set of mythical princesses who kept the severed head of their father in a jar.
Laos