Phu Quoc Island: Haven of pearls

Phu Quoc Island: Phu Quoc: Haven of pearls: The Phu Quoc Pearl farm was established in 1998 under the Foreign Investment Law of Vietnam to cultivate South Sea Pearls for the local and ...

Welcome to Vung Tau

VungTau Beach: Welcome to Vung Tau: Welcome to the Vung Tau online presentation. On the following pages I will show you what this resort town 80 miles (125 km) from Saigon has ...

Hoi An: My Son

Pho Co Hoi An: Hoi An: My Son: Although the area was heavily bombed by the Americans during the war, 20 monuments escaped destruction. Currently the Vietnamese government ...

Welcome to the Hue Virtual Tour Part 01

Welcome to the Hue Virtual Tour: Welcome to the Hue Virtual Tour Part 01: Welcome to the Hue, Central Vietnam, virtual presentation. The ancient city of Hue was the capital of Vietnam during the Nguyen Dynasty at t...

Phong Nha Cave: Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park – The World Heri...

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park – The World Heri...: The forerunner of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park was the Phong Nha Natural Reserve formed in 1992. The Phong Nha Natural Reserve was one ...

Halong Bay is one of seven nature wonders in the w...

Halong Bay: Halong Bay is one of seven nature wonders in the w...: The first count of the global vote to elect the New7Wonders of Nature has been announced. In alphabetical order, they are: Amazon, Halong Ba...

Sapa: Hmong girls

Welcome to the Sapa Virtual Tour: Sapa: Hmong girls: In this picture you can see a group of local girls trying to sell something to a tourist. When I saw these young girls harassing the visitor...

Hanoicapital: Places you should visit when arrive in Hanoi

Places you should visit when arrive in Hanoi: The Huc Bridge

About Vietnam

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Vietnam is one of Asia 's leading developing nations, as such the country is seeing an economic and social boom never before experienced in the area.

Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, abbreviated to SRV and more commonly known simply as Vietnam.

Capital: The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.

Location : Vietnam is located is South East Asia and shares land borders with Laos, Cambodia and China. The country is situated alongside the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and the South China Sea.

Size: Vietnam occupies a total area of 329,560 square kilometers. In comparative land area the country is slightly larger than the American state of New Mexico.