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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a long streched country along the eastern coast of the Indochinese Peninsula.

Vietnam borders China in north, Laos and Cambodia in west. The nation is bordering the South China Sea in east, and the Gulf of Tonkin with the island of Hainan Dao (China) in north-east. The country shares maritime borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.

With an area of 331,689 km² Vietnam is about three times the size of Bulgaria or slightly larger than the U.S. state of New Mexico. Vietnam has a population of 92.6 million people (in 2016), it is the 13th most populous country in the world.

The capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi (Ha Noi), former capital of the Republic of Vietnam and largest city is Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon)

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Language

Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages.

Population

(2016) 92.6 million

Ethnic Groups

Vietnam is a multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. Viet (Kinh) (87%), Chinese (3%), Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung, other mountain people.

Education

Literacy: 91%

Government

Communist Party-dominated constitutional republic.
Independence: 2 September 1945.
New constitution: 15 April 1992.

Religion

Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, none 81.8%

People in traditional Korean hats next to a river
People in traditional Korean hats next to a river
Two women in white dresses and fruit seller walk down traditional Vietnamese streets
Two women in white dresses and fruit seller walk down traditional Vietnamese streets
Fruit seller checks her phone on the streets of Vietnam
Fruit seller checks her phone on the streets of Vietnam
Young boy sells fruit on a boat in Vietnam
Young boy sells fruit on a boat in Vietnam
RNE Students kayak through Bat cave in Ha Long Bay
RNE Students kayak through Bat cave in Ha Long Bay
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Local boat with Ha Long Bay in the background



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