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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:30:07 AM

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Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Area: 330,991 km2
Population: 86,160,000 people (2008)
Capital: Ha Noi.
Independence: 2nd September in 1945.

Ha Noi Opera House
Video "Ha Noi, one night become cold":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5B7abXQQxY&feature=related
Video "Sua Flower of Ha Noi":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXFnoeytL1s&feature=related

Agricultural and forestry products: rice, maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts, soy beans, rubber, tobacco, lacquer, coffee, tea, cotton, coconut, sugar cane, jute, and tropical and subtropical fruit.

Climate: Viet Nam is essentially a tropical country with a humid monsoon climate. The annual temperature is over 20 degrees Celsius throughout the country (Ha Noi 23.4 C; Hue 25.1 C; Ho Chi Minh City 26.9 C).

Ha Long Bay, is being voted as one 7 New Wonders in the world
http://www.new7wonders.com/community/en/new7wonders/new7wonders_of_nature/halong_bay
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5061540770928242765#docid=4597986133853522677

In July, the average temperature in Ha Noi is 28.6 C; in Hue, 28.9 C; and in Ho Chi Minh City, 27.6 C.

Lowland areas receive around 1,500 mm of rain per year, while mountainous areas receive 2,000 mm to 3,000 mm. Humidity can reach 90 percent in rainy season.

Complex of Hue Monuments - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in Vietnam.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/678

Viet Nam has two seasons: cool and dry from November to April and hot and rainy from May to October. The difference between summer and winter temperatures is dramatic in the North (varying up to 12 degrees Celsius). The South is warm year-round, with seasonal variations in temperature averaging just three degrees Celsius.

Hoi An Ancient Town - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/948

Administrative divisions: Viet Nam has four major cities (Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong and Da Nang) and 64 provinces.

National ethnic groups: There are 54 ethnic groups living in Viet Nam. The Viet or Kinh people account for 88 % of population and are mostly concentrated in the lowlands. In contrast, most of the country 5.5 million ethnic minority peoples live in mountainous areas.

Nha Trang Bay is one of 29 places recognized by the World's Most Beautiful Bays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2QwgH9T370&feature=related
2008 Miss Universe was hosted in Nhatrang

Religions: The three main religious influences in Viet Nam are Buddhism, Confucianism and the Cult of Mother-Worshipping.

Vietnamese language and scripts: More than 80% of the population speaks Vietnamese or Kinh/Viet Nam, the national language. Many ethnic minority people speak Kinh and their own native language.

Ho Chi Minh, the biggest city in Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City

If you and/or your family have a chance to visit, we would strongly recommend you to choose Vietnam as one of the destination of the New Millennium.