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Windows on Asia Vietnam is shaped in a long "S" stretching for 1000 miles from China in the north to the Gulf of Thailand in the south. Vietnam has 2144 miles of coastline and 2372 miles of land borders: 966 miles shared with Laos, 796 miles with China, and 610 miles with Cambodia. Vietnam is a country of tropical lowlands, hills, and densely forested highlands, with level land covering no more than 20 percent of the area. www.asia.msu.edu /seasia/Vietnam/geography.html   (692 words)

Vietnam - GEOGRAPHY Vietnam is located in the southeastern extremity of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,688 square kilometers, of which about 25 percent was under cultivation in 1987. The boundary with Laos, settled, on an ethnic basis, between the rulers of Vietnam and Laos in the mid-seventeenth century, was formally defined by a delimitation treaty signed in 1977 and ratified in 1986. The country is divided into the highlands and the Red River Delta in the north; and the Giai Truong Son (Central mountains, or the Chaîne Annamitique, sometimes referred to simply as the Chaine), the coastal lowlands, and the Mekong River Delta in the south. countrystudies.us /vietnam/33.htm   (1378 words)

An Introduction to Vietnam Topographically, Vietnam is a verdant tapestry of soaring mountains, fertile deltas, primeval forests inhabited by exotic fauna, sinuous rivers, mysterious caves, otherworldly rock formations, and heavenly waterfalls and beaches. Central Vietnam, also home to many ethnic minorities, is characterized by high temperate plateaus rich in volcanic soil and by spectacular beaches, dunes, and lagoons. In South Vietnam, the Giac Lam Pagoda of Ho Chi Minh City is considered to be the city's oldest and is notable as well for its many richly-carved jackwood statues. www.geographia.com /vietnam   (1261 words)

Vietnam History, People, Economy, Geography, Government By the end of the 17th century, Vietnam had occupied the lower Mekong delta and began to advance to the west, threatening to transform the disintegrating Khmer state into a mere protectora. In 1976 the South was reunited with the North in a new Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam substantially reduced its forces in Laos during 1988 and withdrew virtually all its troops from Cambodia by September 1989. www.vietventures.com /Vietnam/history_vietnam.asp   (2616 words)

Vietnam (07/06) Vietnam's tensions with its neighbors and its stagnant economy contributed to a massive exodus from Vietnam. Vietnam's inflation rate, as measured by the consumer price index, which stood at an annual rate of over 300% in 1987, was below 4% from 1997 (except in 1998 when it rose to 9.2%) until 2003. Vietnam has demonstrated its commitment to trade liberalization in recent years, and integration with the world economy has become one of the cornerstones of its reform program. www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4130.htm   (4818 words)

Vietnam The northern part of Vietnam is marked by four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter), whereas the southern part is marked by two seasons (a dry one and a rainy one). In the central part of Vietnam there is a long mountainous rank along the country and a high land. The research thrusts are the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Universities and the Scientific Institute of Vietnam. www.hridir.org /countries/vietnam/index.htm   (224 words)

Hanoi-Geography Vietnam is located on the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia. In terms of weather, Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate with lots of rainfall and a high average humidity. The city of Hanoi is Vietnam’s second largest city with an area of 921 square kilometers. www.macalester.edu /geography/courses/geog261/nkahn/geog.htm   (212 words)

Vietnam: GEOGRAPHY Length of Coastline: Vietnam’s coastline along the Gulf of Tonkin, the South China Sea, and the Gulf of Thailand measures 3,444 kilometers. Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to continue their close co-ordination and co-operation in order to develop their relationship in a more efficient manner. Vietnam’s accession to WTO is scheduled for November this year, which is being appreciated by some enterprises and feared by others. www.mongabay.com /reference/new_profiles/115.html   (993 words)

Vietnam Vietnam is in Southeastern Asia, with a coastline of 3,444 km, from the Gulf of Thailand, the Gulf of Tonkin, to the South China Sea. Vietnam is a primarily agricultural country with a quarter of arable land (22% to 25%), of which permanent crops occupy more than 2%, meadows and pastures 1% and irrigated land covers an area of 18,300 sq km. Vietnam 's work force lists about 32.7 million, amongst the different occupations 65% are in agricultural and 35% in industrial and service areas (1990 est.) Since 1973, Vietnam is known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or Vietnam (Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam) with Ha Noi (in North Vietnam) as the Capital. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/vietnam/13075/1   (525 words)

Vietnam Geography Its width, stretching from the eastern coast to the western border, continental shelf area is not included, is 600 kilometres at the widest point in the north, and 50 kilometres at the narrowest part in the Quang Binh province on the central coast. The climate in Vietnam is divided into two distinguished seasons: the cold season (from November to April) and the hot season (from May to October). Vietnam has several famous national packs such as Cuc Phuong, Ba Vi, the Cat Ba, Cat Tien and Con Dao as well as the submerged forests in the southernmost province of Minh Hai. www.vietnamemb.se /Tourism/Country/geography.html   (1259 words)

Wikinfo | Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884, ruling it as a colony as a part of Indochina, until expelled by Japan in World War II, After the war, France, with the colaboration of the USA, attempted to regain control of the country, but Nationalist forces, that had originally fought against the Japanese invasion, declared independence. Vietnam is a poor, densely populated country that has had to recover from the ravages of war, the loss of financial support from the old Soviet Bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally planned economy. The ethnic Vietnamese are concentrated largely in the alluvial deltas and in the coastal plains, having little in common with the minority peoples of the highlands, whom they historically have regarded as hostile and barbaric. www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Vietnam   (1093 words)

Vietnam Geography - Travel Guide by Vietnam-Tours-Expert.com Vietnam is located on the eastern part of the Indochinese Peninsula and occupies about 329,560 square kilometers. Topographically, Vietnam is covered with a tapestry of forested mountains, plateaus and fertile deltas. The central region of Vietnam is characterized by the high temperate plateaus known as the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) and coastal lowland. www.vietnam-tours-expert.com /travel-guide/geography.htm   (597 words)

Geography & Climate of Vietnam Vietnam is the largest and most populous of the 3 Indochinese countries and is located along the East Coast of Indochina and borders on Cambodia and Laos in the west and the People’s Republic of China in the north. Vietnam is the 2nd largest country in South East Asia after Indonesia. The south of Vietnam mainly consists of plains. www.sadec.com /Profile/viet05.html   (235 words)

Vietnam's Geography In the north, there are mountains that extend up to 3.143 m at Fan Si Pan, the highest point in Vietnam; the east and southeast consists of the Red River Delta, an alluvial plain; south of this Delta is the Truong Son (Annam Highlands) which is considered to be the backbone of Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is located in the southernmost portion of Vietnam and makes up a fertile, marshy flatland that goes from the Central Highlands (north of it) south to the mangrove swamps on the Ca Mau peninsula. Vietnam's climate is amazingly varied, but this is due to the vast range of latitudes and altitudes in the country. www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/vietnam/pro-geography.htm   (450 words)

vietnam geography For a relatively small country, about the size of Italy, Vietnam’s geography is remarkably varied and complex. Lush green paddy patchworks, vertiginous mountain terracing, tea and coffee plantations, pepper and pineapple fields, salt pans, flood dykes and drainage canals: the ways in which the people have adapted the land to agriculture with the beauty of the natural landscapes for the photographers’ attention. Vietnam’s wide range of fauna, flora and marine species places it in the top ten countries for the variety of its bio-diversity. www.haivenu-vietnam.com /vietnam-geography.htm   (438 words)

Vietnam history and culture, travel information - the Official Website Unlike most other countries of a similar size, Vietnam extends across two climatic zones, with a moderate climate in the North, and a tropical climate in the South. Covering two different climatic zones, Vietnam has a moderate northern zone, with winter from November to April, and summer from May to October, and a tropical southern zone, with the climate much like the rest of Southeast Asia. Vietnam is occasionally affected by typhoons during the rainy season. www.visit-mekong.com /vietnam/background/geography.htm   (285 words)

Property Frontiers | Vietnam : Geography Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam with a population of 3.5 million. It is the commercial and industrial capital of Vietnam. It has a modern sea and airport and is an entry point for central Vietnam. www.propertyfrontiers.com /countries/vietnam/geography.html   (334 words)

Vietnam-Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) When Vietnam finally started to open up to foreign tourism after decades of division and war in the country, it was initially the domain of the well-healed French, package tourists and Australian backpackers. Vietnam has now become one of the easiest, safest and most inexpensive countries in South East Asia in which to travel independently. The "S" shaped geography of Vietnam allows you to travel easily from the north to the south (or vice versa), taking in all the major tourist sights along the way. www.arikah.net /TourismVietnam-TravelGuide/Vietnam-Welcome   (347 words)

Vietnam Information Vietnam is located in south-east Asia bordering the South China Sea between Laos and Philippines. Vietnam has made significant progress in recent years moving away from the planned economic model and toward a more effective market-based economic system. Vietnam has 3,059 km of railroads, 85,000 km of highways and 17,702 km of inlang waterways. sunsite.nus.sg /SEAlinks/vietnam-info.html   (674 words)

Vietnam - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) North Vietnam is mountainous especially in the north and northwestern sections while the lowlands consist of the Red River Delta and the coastal plains. Central Vietnam is divided into a narrow coastal strip, a broad plateau and the Annamite Mountain Chain which separates the plateau from the coastal lowlands. North Vietnam is characterized by a hot and humid wet season from mid May to mid September as well as a warm and humid dry season from mid October to mid March with two short transition periods. www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/vietnam.htm   (1764 words)

Website!!!!!!!!!!! Vietnam consists of three major unique areas, sometimes considered to be four, which have distinct landforms and sites. During the period of French rule in the country, Vietnam was part of a region called "Indochina," which reflected the location of the country and other Asian countris between two major impacting countries-China and India. People lived together in one common region and created a common cultural foundation, with the exception of some religious variations, but it was also the focus of almost continuous historical conflicts; for example, Vietnamese did not accept France's entrance and influence and it resulted in a war. www.ri.net /schools/East_Greenwich/Cole/vietnamgeography.html   (722 words)

Geography of Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vietnam is located in the southeastern extremity of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,688 square kilometers, of which about 25 % was under cultivation in 1987. Vietnam is a country of tropical lowlands, hills, and densely forested highlands, with level land covering no more than 20 % of the area. Vietnam has a tropical monsoon climate, with humidity averaging 84 % throughout the year. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Vietnam   (1736 words)

Vietnam Passage. Teacher's Guide | PBS The Vietnam War is a difficult subject to teach, and we intend Vietnam Passage to further the goal of reconciliation through education. After a brief presentation on geography of Vietnam (for information, see LINKS), have each student in the class choose a city from the list below (more than one student may choose each city, but make sure all the cities on the list is represented). The main reason she mentions in "Vietnam Passage" is that the U.S.-sponsored trade embargo cut off all communications between Vietnam and America. www.pbs.org /vietnampassage/Teacher   (2026 words)

Educational Geography Information -- Vietnam If you are interested in geography you should also take a look at this educational geography card game for all ages. The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. The US is assisting Vietnam with implementing the legal and structural reforms called for in the agreement. www.geographycards.com /countryinfo/vm.html   (1575 words)

Vietnam: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com Vietnam occupies the eastern and southern part of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia, with the South China Sea along its entire coast. In 1977, border clashes between Vietnam and Cambodia intensified, as well as accusations by its former ally Beijing that Chinese residents of Vietnam were being subjected to persecution. In early 1979, Vietnam was conducting a two-front war: defending its northern border against a Chinese invasion and supporting its army in Cambodia, which was still fighting Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge guerrillas. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108144.html   (1561 words)

Vietnam - Geography (Grades 2-4) Vietnam is a beautiful country in Southeast Asia. And because it is wet and warm, Vietnam has many interesting plants and animals. The Red, Ma, and Mekong rivers are some of the biggest rivers in Vietnam. www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_Geography_203_1.html   (173 words)

The Vietnam War The physical geography surrounding Vietnam with its long coastlines and vast river systems called for a major commitment of the US naval forces. Although the Navy was sometimes compromised at the strategic level by civilian political decisions, it achieved notable tactical success in the Vietnam War. The Navy used everything that floats on water, ranging from surfboards to the immensely powerful carrier forces with their fighter, attack, early warning and electronic warfare aircraft, surface to air missiles, deck guns and anti-submarine weapons. www.vietnampix.com /mach2a.htm   (128 words)

Geography Of Vietnam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) If you would like to use this flag of Vietnam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. If you would like to use this map of Vietnam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. If you would like to use this information for Vietnam or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page. www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/vietnam_country_geography.shtml   (378 words)

Climate and Geography Vietnam is located in southeast Asia along the South China Sea. Vietnam gets lots of rain each year, and is ideal for the growing of rice, tropical fruits, and rubber trees. For more detailed information on the climate and geography of Vietnam, please click on the links to the right. library.thinkquest.org /25734/h/geography.html   (114 words)

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