Completed the following sentence: Laos is a landlocked, sovereign nation in Southeast Asia. Laos is bordered by Burma (Myanmar) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.<unk> Laos is bordered by Burma (Myanmar) and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of "Lan Xang" or "Land of a Million Elephants", which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.<unk>Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of "Lan Xang" or "Land of a Million Elephants", which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. After a period as a French protectorate, it gained independence in 1949. <unk> <unk> <unk>
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