VIETNAM

FAST FACTSO Vietnan is in Asia.O The official name is Socialist Republic of VietnamO The foRm of the goverment is the Socialist republicO The capital is HanoiO The population is 92,477,857 PEOPLEO The official language is VietnameseO The money is the DongO Vietnan takes up 329,247 square kilometersO The major mountain in Vietnan is the Annam RangeO The major rivers are Mekong, Red, Ma, Perfume

GEOGRAPHYO Vietnam is a long, narrow nation

shaped like the letter S. O Its neighbors include China to

the north and Laos and Cambodia to the west.

O Two of Vietnam's largest rivers are the Mekong in the south

and the Red in the north,

NATUREO Some 270 types of mammals, 180

reptiles, 80 amphibians, and 800 bird species reside in Vietnam.O Many rare and unusual animals live

in Vietnam, including giant catfish, Indochinese tigers, Saola antelopes, and Sumatran rhinos.

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

LIST OF LAKESHoàn Kiếm Lake Phú Ninh LakeWest LakeThiền Quang LakeTrúc Bach LakeBa Mẫu LakeBảy Mẫu LakeGiảng Võ LakeBa Bể Lake Bien Ho Lake Xuan Huong Lake Núi Cốc Lake Định Bình Lake

LIST OF RIVERS O Bạch Đằng River Kiến Giang RiverO Bassac River Kinh Thầy RiverO Bến Hải RiverO Black River (Vietnam)O Bo RiverO Cả RiverO Cấm River (Vietnam)O Cầu RiverO Cau Lau RiverO Chu RiverO Đồng Nai RiverO Gianh River

LAKES

RIVERS

LIST OF DESERT OF VIETNAM

O THE Desert of Vitnam is Mui Neno

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY

MONETARY UNITBrunei Brunei dollarCambodia Cambodian rielIndonesial Indonesian rupiahLaos Lao kipMalaysia Malaysian ringgitMyanmar Burmese kyatPhilippines Philippine pesoSingapore Singapore dollarThailand Thai bahtVietnam Vietnamese đồngChina Chinese Yuan (Renminbi)Japan Japanese yenSouth Korea South Korean wonAustralia Australian dollar

O Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos

contries

LANGUAGES IN ASIA O  Chinese O TibetanO BurmeseO JapaneseO vietnamtese

Dili, East Timor Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island (Australia) Hanoi, Vietnam Jakarta, Indonesia* Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Manila, Philippines Naypyidaw, Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Singapore, Singapore Vientiane, Laos West Island,

LANGUAGES

CURIOSITIES OF HAONOI

O Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế, the imperial capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty , but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954.

CURIOSITiES

THE FOOD O In Vietnam the each has a different flavor Vietnamese recipes use lemongrass, ginger, mint Vietnamese, Saigon cinnamon, bird's eye chili, lime, and basil leaves.

HABITSO Inspired by Feng Shiu longevity, the collection

represents the connection of the elements with the user as they enter in harmony with your body and your energy.

O The red river begins in china and finish in Vietnam. The red river is 3,000km long.

THE RED RIVER

By Miguel Rodrigo and by Alvaro Villaverde