Facts

  • The Vietnamese national and current flag was created in 1945 but was adopted by the Vietnamese government in 1955
  • "Tien Quan Ca", "Forward Soldiers!", is the Vietnamese national anthem written by the composer ,Van Cao.
  • Vietnam is located in South Eastern Asia, below China and east of Laos and Cambodia.
  • The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi, some of the country's largest cities are Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, and Hue city.
  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the country's full name.
  • Vietnam has an area of 128,066 square miles.
  • The lowest elevation in Vietnam is sea level, the highest is the Fan Si Pan Mountain (3,143 m) above sea level.
  • The offical language of Vietnam is Vietnamese.
  • In 2009 the population of Vietnam was estimated to be 87,279,754 million.
  • During the 1960's North Vietnam,North Korea,  and China were the only Communist countries in Asia.  
  

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