Geography Country Case Study

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GeographyDabin ChungSeptember 19, 2014

VIETNA

o Area: 331,210 km²

oPopulation:89.71 million

oCurrency: Vietnamese dong

oMap:

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o Climate: Vietnam is located in both a tropical

and a temperate zone. It is characterized by

strong monsoon influences, but has a

considerable amount of sun, a high rate of

rainfall, and high humidity. Regions located

near the tropics and in the mountainous

regions are endowed with a temperate

climate.

o Natural Resources: phosphates, coal,

manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite,

chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits,

timber, hydropower.

o Rivers: Red river and Mekong river are the

major river of Vietnam.

o Mountains: The major mountains are Ba Vì

mountain range, Marble Mountains and Mây

Tào Mountains.

o They are speaking Vietnamese

o

The triple religion (Vietnamese: tam giáo),


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referring to the syncretic combination of

Mahayana Buddhism,Confucianism, and

Taoism remains a strong influence on the

beliefs and practices of the Vietnamese, even

if the levels of formal membership in these

religious communities may not reflect that

influence.

o In 2012 the life expectancy in Vietnam

increased to 75.61 years. That year, the life

expectancy for women was 80.37 years and

for men 71.07 years.

Vietnam’s position worsened with respect to

the 182 countries we publish said data,

dropping from the 57th in 2011 to 58th in

2012.If we look at the change in life

expectancy in Vietnam over the past several

years, we find that it is higher than in 2011,

when it was 75.46 years, which is the same of


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what happens compared to 2002, when it was

74.10 years.

o Natural hazards: Flood 2008

The 2008 Vietnam floods affected north and

central Vietnam, as well as southern parts of

the China after three days of heavy raining.

The rainfall, which began October 30, is the

heaviest in 24 years, a state meteorological

official told the Vietnam News Agency,and

were the worst floods in Hanoi since 1984. At

least 66 in Vietnam and 34 in China have

been killed because of the flooding. Overall,

15,000 families evacuated their homes, and

almost 100 schools, 100,000 houses, 241,000

hectares of crops, and 25,400 hectares of fish

farms were submerged or damaged in the

floodwaters.

o Evolution

• Transportation:


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e!onomy, 5hi!h u#e both $ire!ti%e an$in$i!ati%e p"anning'

S!ore;

I think Vietnam isRIC. Even though theirtransportation is not good the health and

business are MEDC. When they changes a bit

they could have a higher score.

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