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Vietnamese flag |
| Country |
Vietnam |
| Capital |
Hanoi |
| Location |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia |
| Size |
329,560 sq km |
| Terrain |
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest |
| Climate |
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March) |
| Languages |
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
| Nationality |
noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese |
| Religion |
Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim |
| Currency |
dong (VND) |
| Exports |
crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes |
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