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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vietnam:
Vietnam – sovereign country located on the eastern extent of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia.[1] It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east. With a population of over 98 million, Vietnam is the 15th most populous country in the world.
Vietnam was under Chinese control for a thousand years before becoming a nation-state in the 10th century. Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century. Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Bitter fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a communist victory in 1975.
Emerging from a long and bitter war, the war-ravaged nation was politically isolated. The government's centrally planned economic decisions hindered post-war reconstruction and its treatment of the losing side engendered more resentment than reconciliation. In 1986, it instituted economic and political reforms and began a path towards international reintegration. By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth had been among the highest in the world in the past decade. These efforts culminated in Vietnam joining the World Trade Organization in 2007 and its successful bid to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2008.
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Vietnam or Viet Nam
- Official English country name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Common endonym: Việt Nam
- Official endonym: Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
- Adjectival: Vietnam, Vietnamese
- Demonym: Vietnamese
- Etymology: Name of Vietnam
- International rankings of Vietnam
- ISO country codes: VN, VNM, 704
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:VN
- Internet country code top-level domain: .vn
- Vietnam Directory
- Vietnam is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: UTC+07
- Extreme points of Vietnam
- High: Fan Si Pan 3,143 m (10,312 ft)
- Low: South China Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,639 km
- Population of Vietnam:98.672.896 - 15th most populous country
- Area of Vietnam: 331,690 km2
- Atlas of Vietnam
Environment of Vietnam
- Climate of Vietnam
- Environmental issues in Vietnam
- Renewable energy in Vietnam
- Geology of Vietnam
- Protected areas of Vietnam
- Wildlife of Vietnam
Natural geographic features of Vietnam
Regions of Vietnam
Ecoregions of Vietnam
- Ecoregions in Vietnam
Administrative divisions of Vietnam
Administrative divisions of Vietnam
Regions of Vietnam
The Vietnamese government often groups the various provinces into eight regions. These regions are not always used, and alternative classifications are possible.
- Northwestern (Tây Bắc)
- Northeastern (Đông Bắc)
- Greater Ha Noi – Red River Delta (Hà Nội Kinh-Đồng Bằng Sông Hồng)
- North Central Coast (Bắc Trung Bộ)
- South Central Coast (Nam Trung Bộ)
- Central Highlands (Tây Nguyên)
- Southeast (Đông Nam Bộ)
- Southwestern – Mekong River Delta (Tây Nam Bo Việt Nam-Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long)
Provinces of Vietnam
Provinces of Vietnam Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces (known in Vietnamese as tỉnh).
Districts of Vietnam
Districts of Vietnam The provinces of Vietnam are divided into districts (huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and towns (thị xã).
Demography of Vietnam
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- Form of government: single-party socialist republic
- Capital of Vietnam: Hanoi
- Elections in Vietnam
- Political parties in Vietnam
Branches of the government of Vietnam
Executive branch of the government of Vietnam
Legislative branch of the government of Vietnam
Judicial branch of the government of Vietnam
- Supreme People's Court of Vietnam
- District Courts of Vietnam
- Provincial People's Courts of Vietnam
- Military tribunals of Vietnam
- Administrative Court of Vietnam
- Economic Court of Vietnam
- Labor Court of Vietnam
- District Courts of Vietnam
Foreign relations of Vietnam
International organization membership
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Vietnam
Military of Vietnam
- Command
- Forces
- People's Army of Vietnam
- Navy of Vietnam
- Air Force of Vietnam
- Special forces of Vietnam
- Military history of Vietnam
- Military ranks of Vietnam
Local government in Vietnam
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- Architecture of Vietnam
- Cuisine of Vietnam
- Vietnamese clothing
- Ethnic minorities in Vietnam
- Languages of Vietnam
- Media in Vietnam
- Museums in Vietnam
- National symbols of Vietnam
- People of Vietnam
- Prostitution in Vietnam
- Public holidays in Vietnam
- List of World Heritage Sites in Vietnam
Art in Vietnam
Religion in Vietnam
Sport in Vietnam
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 59th (fifty-ninth)
- Agriculture in Vietnam
- Banking in Vietnam
- State Bank of Vietnam (central bank)
- Communications in Vietnam
- Companies of Vietnam
- Currency of Vietnam: Dồng
- Economic history of Vietnam
- Energy in Vietnam
- Five-Year Plans of Vietnam
- Health care in Vietnam
- Tourism in Vietnam
- Transport in Vietnam
- Water supply and sanitation in Vietnam
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