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Ha Noi flagpole Ben Thanh market

Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Area: 331,211.6km2
Population: 90,5 million (2014)
Capital: Ha Noi

Geography Vietnam is characterized by tropical
climate and diverse terrains from
Vietnam lies at the coordinates lowlands, mountains and plateaus to
of 23o23’ north to 8o27’ north in lush forests. The mainland territory
the Indochinese peninsula by the includes the Northern Mountains,
Pacific Coast of the Southeast Asian the Red River Delta, Truong Son
Region. The country shares 4,550km Range, the Central Highlands, the
of borderlines with China in the Central coastal platforms and the
north and Laos and Cambodia in Mekong Delta in the south. The
the west. It borders the East Sea in northeast, northwest and west
the east and Southeast and bay of of Vietnam include mountainous
Thailand in the Southwest. Vietnam’s regions and midlands, highlands
marine territories include the over and hills which are the residence
3,260km coastlines, thousands of of various ethnic minorities. The
islands, two offshore archipelagos, highest peak in the Indochinese
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), vast peninsula is Fansipan (3,143m) in
continental shelf and fine beaches. the northwest. The Ha Noi capital
In some areas, limestone mountains is located in the center of the Red
arise from the sea. The most famous River Delta while Ho Chi Minh City in
example is Ha Long bay, geological the basin of Saigon – Dong Nai river
wonder twice registered a UNESCO in the southeastern region.
World Natural Heritage. In 2012 Ha
Long bay was voted as the New
World Natural Wonder.

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