Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, with a population of 6.4 million people who are mostly Buddhist. The country has ethnic diversity, with the dominant Lao Loum group as well as Lao Theung and Lao Soung. Traditional Lao architecture includes wooden houses and temples. Common Lao foods include sticky rice, papaya salad, and bamboo soup, and drinks include Beer Lao. Lao culture values friendship, love, peace and harmony.