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Encyclopedia: Vietnam

Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost nation on the Indochina Peninsula. It borders China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over 85 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies; according to government figures GDP growth was 8.17% in 2006, the second fastest growth rate among countries in East Asia and the fastest in Southeast Asia.

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How to say "Vietnam" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	越南
	(Japanese)	ベトナム
	(German)	Vietnam
	(Spanish)	Vietnam
	(French)	Viêt Nam
	(Italian)	Vietnam

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Army of the Republic of Vietnam

The Army of the Republic of VietNam (ARVN) were the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam...

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Operation Arc Light

Strategic B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War...

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Republic of South Vietnam

The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was a Communist...-supported Republic of Vietnam. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, the Republic of South Vietnam assumed power and ruled for 15 months. In July 1976, the Republic of South Vietnam and the Democratic...

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List of Vietnam War Victoria Cross recipients

The following 4 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross for the Vietnam War (1959–1975). Peter John Badcoe - 1967; Huong Tra, Vietnam Keith Payne - 1969; Ben Het, Vietnam Rayene Stewart Simpson - 1969; Kontum Provence, Vietnam Kevin Arthur Wheatley - 1965; Tra Bong, Vietnam...

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Pham Van Dong

North Vietnam from 1954 through 1976, and was Prime Minister of reunified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1986. See also: North Vietnam -- Vietnam War -- Vietnam...

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List of political parties in Vietnam

Vietnam elections conform to the united front principle used in Communist countries. The united front in Vietnam is called the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam (Dang Cong San Viêt Nam...

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Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City

Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest Chinatown district in Vietnam...

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Cyclo

Cyclo is: A term used in Cambodia and Vietnam for a Velotaxi A 1995 Vietnamese film...

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Kien Giang province

Kien Giang is a southern province of Vietnam known for fishing and rice farming...

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Le Duan

South Vietnam. After Ho's death, Le assumed leadership of North Vietnam. He was known publicly as "anh Ba", or "Second Brother." See also: North Vietnam -- Vietnam War...

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