Vietnam

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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

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Climate
South Dry Season, Raining Season

• North Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.

Dry Season
Spring
Fall
Raining Season
Winter
Summer
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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

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Religion
Ancestor Worship 80.8 Buddhist 9.3 Catholic
6.7, Hoa Hao 1.5, Cao Dai 1.1, Protestant
0.5, Muslim 0.1,
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Currency
Vietnam Dong (VND) 1 USD 15,367.5 VND
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Traditional costumes Ao Dai
Wedding dress
Royal custom
Traditional Family Custom
High School Uniform
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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)
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National Holidays
NOEL
Tet Holiday (Lunar New Year)
National Day
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
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Vietnamese Dances
Royal Hat Dance
Leaf Hat Dance
Royal Fan Dance
Modern Fan Dance
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Foreigner and Vietnamese Culture
Traditional Custom - Aodai
Chopstick and Noodle
Traditional Transportation - Cyclo