vietnam location: southeastern asia. bordering: gulf of thailand, gulf of tonkin. china, laos, and...
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VietnamVietnam• 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
ClimateClimateNorthNorth: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.
Spring
Winter
Fall
SummerRaining Season
Dry Season
SouthSouth: Dry Season, Raining Season: Dry Season, Raining Season
PopulationPopulation PopulationPopulation: 83,536,000 (2005): 83,536,000 (2005) Birth rate:Birth rate: 17.07 17.07 Death rateDeath rate: 6.2: 6.2 Population growth rate: Population growth rate: 1.04%1.04% Ethnic Groups (1999):Ethnic Groups (1999): Kinh (Viet) 86.2%Kinh (Viet) 86.2%
Tay 1.9%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%Thai 1.7%
Muong 1.5%Muong 1.5% Khome 1.4%, Khome 1.4%,
Hoa 1.1%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, Hmong 1%, Others 4.1%Others 4.1%
ReligionReligion Ancestor Worship 80.8%
Buddhist 9.3%
Catholic 6.7%,
Hoa Hao 1.5%,
Cao Dai 1.1%,
Protestant 0.5%,
Muslim 0.1%,
Vietnam Dong (VND)
1 USD = 15,367.5 VND
CurrencyCurrency
Traditional costumesTraditional costumes “Ao Dai” “Ao Dai”
High School
Uniform
Wedding dressRoyal custom
Traditional Family Custom
Special FoodsSpecial Foods
Banh Chung and Banh TetBanh Chung and Banh Tet
((Boiled rice and pork cakes)Boiled rice and pork cakes)Nem Ran (Spring roll)
Pho (Rice noodle soup) Banh Beo xu Hue
(Hue bloating fern-shaped cake)
National HolidaysNational Holidays
Tet Holiday (Lunar New Year)
NOEL
National DayMid-Autumn Moon Festival
Royal Fan Dance Modern Fan Dance
Royal Hat Dance Leaf Hat Dance
Vietnamese DancesVietnamese Dances
Traditional Transportation - Cyclo
Traditional Custom - Aodai
Chopstick and Noodle
Foreigner and Vietnamese CultureForeigner and Vietnamese Culture