Vietnam holds Sơn Đoòng, the largest cave passage in the world, with its own jungle and river inside. Its coastline runs more than 3,200 kilometres.
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Easy learning about Vietnam
The capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam.
Word: Pho
Meaning: noodle soup
Administrative Divisions
29 provinces and 5 municipalities.
Provinces:
- An Giang
- Bắc Ninh
- Cà Mau
- Cao Bằng
- Đắk Lắk
- Điện Biên
- Đồng Nai
- Đồng Tháp
- Gia Lai
- Hà Tĩnh
- Huế
- Hưng Yên
- Khánh Hòa
- Lai Châu
- Lâm Đồng
- Lạng Sơn
- Lào Cai
- Nghệ An
- Ninh Bình
- Phú Thọ
- Quảng Ngãi
- Quảng Ninh
- Quảng Trị
- Sơn La
- Tây Ninh
- Thái Nguyên
- Thanh Hóa
- Tuyên Quang
- Vĩnh Long
Municipalities:
- Cần Thơ
- Da Nang
- Haiphong
- Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City
Provinces and municipalities of Vietnam map
Vietnam is a Country located in the South-eastern Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia.
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Capital City: Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam
Population: 101,598,527 (UN)
Area: 329,560 km² / 204,779 sq mi
People from Vietnam are called: Vietnamese
Geography
Latitude: 21.715° N
Longitude: 105.387° E
Geographical Subregion: South Eastern Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Climate
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 63 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 498 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 41 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.738 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 93 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.766
Mean Years of Schooling: 9.0
Expected Years of Schooling: 15.5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 74.6 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Buddhist
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: N/A
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .vn
Calling Code: +84
MapGeo Name: Vietnam
MapGeo Code: VN