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Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea, referred to as East Sea to the east. With a population of over 86 million, Vietnam is the13th most populous country in the world.

Vietnam lies on the eastern side of the Indochinese peninsula. Over half the country is dominated by the heavily forested mountain range, the Chaîne Annamitique. The most populated areas, which are also the most intensively cultivated, are along the Red and Mekong Rivers.

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Capital: Hanoi

Coordinates: 21°2′N 105°51′E

Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City

Official language: Vietnamese

Area: 331,690 km2

Population: 85,789,573

Currency: đồng (VND)

Time zone: UTC+7 (UTC+7)

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Calling code: +84

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History:

A typical feature of Vietnamese culture is the village culture. It is Vietnamese villages that have nurtured and fostered the quintessence of the traditional culture, the spirit of unity among the Vietnamese in the struggle against the domination of the North and the policy of assimilation of Northern dynasties to gain national independence, maintaining the nation’s traditions and cultures.
In the cause of national building, the Vietnamese also had to cope with the foreign aggression.

Vietnam’s early history includes Chinese takeover, and the Vietnamese responded to it by resisting Chinese rule. Incredibly, the first serious revolt was started by the widow of a killed Chieftain and her sister, the Trung Sisters in A.D. 39. Although their uprising was initially successful, four years later the Chinese re-entered the Red River Delta and recaptured the Vietnamese. During 12 centuries from the resistance against the Qin dynasty in the 3rd century B.C until late 20th century, the Vietnamese had to endure hundreds of wars and uprisings against foreign aggression. Since the 2nd century B.C, Vietnam had been dominated by different Chinese dynasties for more than a thousand years.

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Geography:

Vietnam is approximately 331,688 km2 (128,065 sq mi) in area larger than Italy and almost the size of Germany. The perimeter of the country running along its international boundaries is 4,639 km2 (1,791 sq mi).

There are four geographic sections in Vietnam, ranging from rugged mountains to marshy fertile flatlands. Vietnam’s “S” shape takes it from China, in the north, the Gulf of Thailand in the south. In the north, there are mountains that extend up to 3.143 m at Fan Si Pan, the highest point in Vietnam; the east and southeast consists of the Red River Delta, an alluvial plain; south of this Delta is the Truong Son which is considered to be the backbone of Vietnam.

The topography consists of hills and densely forested mountains, with level land covering no more than 20%. Mountains account for 40% of the area, with smaller hills accounting for 40% and tropical forests 42%.Topographically, Vietnam is a verdant tapestry of soaring mountains, fertile deltas, primeval forests inhabited by exotic fauna, sinuous rivers, mysterious caves, otherworldly rock formations, and heavenly waterfalls and beaches. Beyond nature, the curious and open-minded visitor will find in Vietnam a feast of culture and history.

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Vietnamese Culture

The richness of Vietnam’s origins is evident throughout its culture. Spiritual life in Vietnam is grand panoply of belief systems, including Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Tam Giao (literally ‘triple religion’), which is a blend of Taoism, popular Chinese beliefs, and ancient Vietnamese animism.

The most important festival of the year is Tet, a week-long event in late January or early February that heralds the new lunar year and the advent of spring. Celebration consists of both raucous festivity (fireworks, drums, gongs) and quiet meditation. In addition to Tet, there are about twenty other traditional and religious festivals each year.

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Vietnam Language:

Vietnamese is the primary language it is a tonal language that can be compared to Cambodia’s official language, Khmer and easy to read but difficult to speak. With each syllable, there are six different tones that can be used, which change the definition and it often makes it difficult for foreigners to pick up the language. There are other languages spoken as well such as Chinese, Khmer, and Cham.

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