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Vietnam. I mportant Facts. Located: south Asia Capital: Hanoi Language: Vietnamese also French, English, and Russian Population: 90.6 million Groups: Vietnamese, Chinese, Khmer, Hao and, Cham people Religion: Buddhism, Catholic, and Christianity. Geography.
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Important Facts • Located: south Asia • Capital: Hanoi • Language: Vietnamese also French, English, and Russian • Population: 90.6 million • Groups: Vietnamese, Chinese, Khmer, Hao and, Cham people • Religion: Buddhism, Catholic, and Christianity
Geography • Main Land Area: covers 127,881 square miles • Vietnam contains many hills and mountains • Land Locked areas: China, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia • Bodies of water: South China Sea • Climate: South; tropical, North; four seasons and cold winters
Key Dates • Historical events: France took over Vietnam in the 1800’s and during World War II, Japan took over Vietnam • Holidays/Celebrations: Lunar, New Years, Liberation Day, Labor Day, National Day
Tourist Attractions • Monuments: Temple of Literature, Tortoise Tower • Cuisine: white rice, noue mam (fermented fish sauce), Canhca (fish and vegetable soup)
Famous People • TrungTrac: led a successful revolt against Chinese rule • Nguyen Hieu: poet also writes news papers, plays, novels, and instruction books for children • Trinh cong son: singer, has written more than 600 songs
Slogan You’ll have a bomb in Vietnam!
Websites • Culture Grams: http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=3&wmn=Asia&cid=173&cn=Vietnam • World Book: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wbdiscover/article?id=ar832130&st=vietnam