Vietnam or
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
is situated towards the eastern part of the
Indochinese Peninsula. The capital of
Vietnam is
Hanoi . The country features amongst the
" Next Eleven" economies. In 2006
Vietnam has recorded the fastest GDP growth rate in South east Asia
and the second fastest in East Asia.
Vietnam as many will recall still today a country shrouded in wars ams political tensions and not definitely an itinerary is actually emerging in recent times as one of the remarkable tourist destinations of the world.
The mainland territory of
Vietnam is a S shaped land covering an area of 329,241 square kilometers. The geographic coordinates of
Vietnam consists of latitude 102º 08' - 109º 28' east and longitude
8º 02' - 23º 23' north. It is bordered with China
in the north ,Laos and Cambodia in the west and South China Sea
in the east.
The
Map of Vietnam is divided into 3 regions namely the north, central and the south. In the northern part lies mountains,the Cao Bang and Vinh Yen plains,the Red River Delta,the spectacular
Halong Bay . In the Central Vietnam lies plateaus,beautiful beaches, amazing lagoons and white sandy beaches. In the south lies the fertile Mekong River Delta. The country of
Vietnam is surrounded by islands.
The
Vietnam climate is of the tropical monsoon type with large amount of
humidity throughout the year. Due to differences in latitude the climate of Vietnam varies from place to place. There are only two seasons in North Vietnam-cold wet
winter( November to April) and hot,humid in the remaining part of the year. The mean summer temperature is around 22 degree Celsius. The summers are frequented by
typhoons. On the whole it is hot in South Vietnam with temperatures soaring to 30 degree Celsius in the months of March, April and May. Summers are dry there .
Monsoons follow from April to October.
The
population in Vietnam consists of 54 various ethnic groups of which the Kinh (Viet) people constitute 90% of the population and the remaining 53 ethnic groups form the 10%.
The
religions in Vietnam are Buddhism (blend of Taoism
and
Confusianism forms), Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism),
I slam, Caodaism and the Hoa Hao sect
.
The
Independence day of Vietnam is celebrated on 2 nd September. Vietnam became independent on 2 nd September,1945.
The influence of China on the
culture of Vietnam can be vividly seen. The
culture of Vietnam is
Confucian which stresses on doing duty blindly towards family and people. The traditional costume
of
Vietnam is "Áo Dài".The staple diet if the
Vietnamese people is rice. .Besides
rice the
Vietnam cuisine consist of of fish sauce
and
soy sauce.
Vietnam has a communist
f orm of government consisting of a single party rule. The country of
Vietnam comprises 59 provinces and 5 province level cities which in turn is divided into districts and municipalities. The
president of Vietnam is Nguy?n Minh Tri?t
and the
Prime Minister of Vietnam is
Nguy?n T?n Dung
. Some of the important cities in Vietnam are
Ho Chi Minh City , Haiphong,Danang,Lam Dong.
