Vietnam | History, Population, Map, Flag, Government, & Facts
WEB4 days ago · Vietnam experienced a period of prolonged warfare in the mid-20th century, and a partitioning (1954–75), first militarily and later politically, into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, better known as North Vietnam, and the Republic of Vietnam, usually called South Vietnam.
Vietnam - Wikipedia
WEBVietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making …
Vietnam country profile - BBC News
WEB5 April 2023. Vietnam, a one-party Communist state, has been one of south-east Asia's fastest-growing economies. It has been a unified country since 1975, when the armed forces of the Communist...
Vietnam - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 7, 2024 · Geography - note. note 1: extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point note 2: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m …
History of Vietnam | People, Culture, Vietnam War, Maps, & Facts
WEBRelatively little is known about the origins of the Vietnamese people. They first appeared in history as the so-called “Lac” peoples, who lived in the Red River delta region, in what is now northern Vietnam. Some scholars have suggested that the Lac were closely related to other peoples, known as the Viet (called the Yue by the Chinese), who inhabited the …
Vietnam Facts | Britannica
WEBThe name of Vietnam was once spelled as two words (Viet Nam, coming from the Vietnamese for "southern Viet people"), but is now generally spelled as a single word. Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is one of just five communist countries still in existence.
History of Vietnam - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two hominins …
Vietnam - National Geographic Kids
WEBAt its narrowest point, Vietnam is only 30 miles (48 kilometers) wide. Two of Vietnam's largest rivers, the Mekong in the south and the Red in the north, end at the South China Sea in huge swampy plains called deltas. These regions are home to most of the country's people and provide fertile ground to grow rice and many other crops.
Ho Chi Minh City v Saigon: Why Vietnam's Biggest City Has Two …
WEBIsabelle Sudron 25 October 2023. Vietnam’s former capital has not one, but two names: Ho Chi Minh City and Saigon. Find out the intriguing story behind the city with two names here. Arriving in South Vietnam can be a rather confusing affair, with half of the population calling the major city ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ and the other half referring ...
40 years later, Vietnam still deeply divided over war - USA TODAY
WEBApr 28, 2015 · HO CHI MINH CITY — This bustling city of 8 million that is still called Saigon by many is going all out to celebrate Thursday's 40th anniversary of its fall — the day North Vietnam's Communist ...
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