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- President: Nguyen Minh TrietBBC News: Vietnam Leaders
- Capital: Hanoi
- Government: Socialist RepublicThe Free Dictionary: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Population: 87,375,000 (2007)
- Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
- Official Language: Vietnamese
- Other cities, attractions: Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
- Current Local Time: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Area: 329,247 sq km (127,123 sq miles)BBC News: Vietnam Facts
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a nation in Southeast Asia with an eastern coast on the South China Sea. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest.
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Brief History
Throughout Vietnam's history, the nation has endured successive occupations by China from the north. Beginning in the 10th Century, a series of Vietnamese dynasties ruled the area, until the colonization of Southeast Asia by the French in the 19th Century. After World War II, a Vietnamese independence movement led by Ho Chi Minh sought to cast off French influence, and this effort succeeded in 1953.Vietnam War (American War)
Split as a result of postwar agreements between a Communist-controlled North Vietnam and a United States-supported South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam entered a bloody period beginning in the 1960s with the advent of the Vietnam War. After the collapse of the South Vietnamese government in 1975, Vietnam was reunified and has been a one-party Communist state ever since. However, the nation has become increasingly prosperous through foreign capital investment and industrial growth despite the government's espousal of Communism.
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Vietnam Questions
What is the relationship between Vietnam and China? 1 AnswerI firmly believe that their relation is getting much much better these days. Before, the tension arise because of regional rivalry and borders issues. Vietnam s... read more
Whats the best vietnam movie, ever? 1 AnswerFor me I'm gonna say its a tossup between Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now. I was looking around and Full Metal Jacket is generally in the top 10 of Vietna... read more
Do you justify the use of chemical weapons in Vietnam by US? 4 AnswersObviously the US used chemicals that were harmful to humans but they did not have the knowledge that we do today about the effects on the chemicals to humans. T... read more -
Vietnam Maps and Geography
- Wikipedia: Geography of Vietnam
- Country Studies: Vietnam Geography
- WorldAtlas.com: Vietnam Map and Information
- National Geographic: Vietnam Map


