South Vietnam
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South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975. It occupied in the southern of what is now Southern Vietnam. The country was south of the local Demilitarized Zone.
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Republic of Vietnam | |||||||||
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1955–1975 | |||||||||
Motto: "Tổ Quốc – Danh Dự – Trách Nhiệm" (English: "Fatherland – Honor – Duty") | |||||||||
Anthem: Tiếng Gọi Công Dân (English: "Call to the Citizens") | |||||||||
Capital and largest city | Saigon | ||||||||
Official languages | Vietnamese | ||||||||
Spoken languages | Cantonese, Khmer, French, English | ||||||||
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | South Vietnamese | ||||||||
Government |
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President | |||||||||
• 1955–1963 (first) | Ngô Đình Diệm | ||||||||
• 1967–1975 | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | ||||||||
• 1975 | Trần Văn Hương | ||||||||
• 1975 (last) | Dương Văn Minh | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1963–1964 (first) | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ | ||||||||
• 1975 (last) | Vũ Văn Mẫu | ||||||||
Historical era | |||||||||
• Referendum | 26 October 1955 | ||||||||
1 November 1955 | |||||||||
• 1963 coup | 2 November 1963 | ||||||||
• Second Republic established | 1 April 1967 | ||||||||
27 January 1973 | |||||||||
30 April 1975 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 173,809 km2 (67,108 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1955 | c. 12 million | ||||||||
• 1968 | 16,258,334 | ||||||||
• 1974 | 19,582,000 [lower-alpha 1][1] | ||||||||
• Density | 93.55[lower-alpha 2]/km2 (242.3/sq mi) | ||||||||
Currency | đồnga | ||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (Saigon Standard Time (SST)) | ||||||||
Driving side | right | ||||||||
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Today part of | Vietnam |
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