Vietnam is in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam is in Southeast Asia. The populations of the country is 78.5 million. The North of Vietnam is connect to China, East and Southeast connect to Laos and Cambodia. The capital city is Hanoi but the largest city is Ho chi minh City, formerly known as Saigon. The native language is Vietnamese but people in the major city can communicate with English, French and Russian.
The attractions of Vietnam are mountains and forests, rivers, beautiful lakes, waterfall, 3260 kms. Long coastline, beautiful islands, and wonderful caves.
Now a day the biggest tourism center is Ho chi minh City. The tourist like to go to Ho chi minh City for visiting Ho Chi Minh Museum, formerly known as Dragon House Wharf, Cu Chi Tunnels, system of museums, theatres, cultural houses, Thanh Da, Binh Quoi Village, Dam Sen Park, Saigon Water Park, Suoi Tien. The biggest river is Saigon River.
Ho Chi Minh City has many ancient architectural constructions, famous vestiges and renowned sights which remarkable for harmonious blending of traditional national values both northern and western cultural features.
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam :
Mainland Territory: 329,241 sq. km
Population: 80,902,400 inhabitants (in 2003)
National Capital: Hanoi
Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south.
The country’s total length from north to south is 1,650km. Its width, stretching from east to west, is 600km at the widest point in the north, 400km in the south, and 50km at the narrowest part, in the centre, in Quang Binh Province. The coastline is 3,260km long and the inland border is 4,510km.
Latitude: 102? 08′ - 109? 28′ east
Longitude: 8? 02′ - 23? 23′ north
Vietnam is also a transport junction from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Climate: Vietnam lies in the tropics and monsoon (detail)
Topography: Three quarters of Vietnam’s territory consist of mountains and hills (detail)
Administrative Units: Vietnam is divided into 64 provinces and cities
Thanks - http://www.vietnamtourism.com
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