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Vietnam. Location: Southeastern Asia. Bordering: Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin. China, Laos, and Cambodia. Geographic coordinates: 16 N, 106 E Area: 125,622 mile 2 Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests .
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Vietnam • Location: Southeastern Asia. • Bordering: • Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin. • China, Laos, and Cambodia. • Geographic coordinates: 16 N, 106 E • Area:125,622 mile2 • Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests
Climate South: Dry Season, Raining Season North: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. Dry Season Spring Fall Raining Season Winter Summer
Population • Population: 83,536,000 (2005) • Birth rate: 17.07 • Death rate: 6.2 • Population growth rate: 1.04% • Ethnic Groups (1999): Kinh (Viet) 86.2% Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7% Muong 1.5% Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, Others 4.1%
AncestorWorship 80.8% Buddhist 9.3% Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, Religion
Currency Vietnam Dong (VND) 1 USD = 15,367.5 VND
Traditional costumes “Ao Dai” Royal custom Wedding dress Traditional Family Custom High School Uniform
Special Foods Banh Chung and Banh Tet (Boiled rice and pork cakes) Nem Ran (Spring roll) Banh Beo xu Hue (Hue bloating fern-shaped cake) Pho (Rice noodle soup)
National Holidays NOEL Tet Holiday (Lunar New Year) Mid-Autumn Moon Festival National Day
Vietnamese Dances Royal Hat Dance Leaf Hat Dance Royal Fan Dance Modern Fan Dance
Foreigner and Vietnamese Culture Traditional Custom - Aodai Chopstick and Noodle Traditional Transportation - Cyclo