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Vietnam Capital: Hanoi Population: 84,402,966 The Geography of Vietnam Total Size: 329,560 square km Size Comparison: slightly larger than New Mexico Geographical Coordinates: 16 00 N, 106 00 E World Region: Southeast Asia General Terrain: low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest Geographical Low Point: South China Sea 0 m Geographical High Point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March) The People of Vietnam Type of Government: Communist state Languages Spoken: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Independence: 2 September 1945 (from France) National Holiday: Independence Day, 2 September (1945) Nationality: Vietnamese (singular and plural) Religions: Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census) Economy of Vietnam Major Industries: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, paper Agricultural Products: paddy rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood Natural Resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower Major Exports: crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes Major Imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles Currency: dong (VND) National GDP: $232,200,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $32,230,000,000 Brief History of Vietnam: The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MI Back to Geography Home Page

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