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 | Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
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| Area: |
329,560 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March) |
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| Terrain: |
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest |
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| Population: |
77,311,210 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islam, Protestant, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao
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| Languages: |
Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
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| Capital: |
Hanoi
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