Vietnam Background Notes
East Asia / Pacific
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Vietnam
July 21 2005
Background Note: Vietnam
OFFICIAL NAME:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Geography
Area: 331,114 sq. km. (127,243 sq. mi.); equivalent in size to Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee combined.
Cities (2002): Capital--Hanoi (2.842 million). Other cities--Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon; 5.378 million), Hai Phong (1.711 million), Da Nang (715.000).
Terrain: Varies from mountainous to coastal delta.
Climate: Tropical monsoon.
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