VietnamVietnam• Location: Southeastern Asia.• Bordering: Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin. China, Laos, and Cambodia.

• Geographic coordinates: 16 N, 106 E • Area: 125,622 mile2

• Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests

ClimateClimateNorthNorth: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.

Spring

Winter

Fall

SummerRaining Season

Dry Season

SouthSouth: Dry Season, Raining Season: Dry Season, Raining Season

PopulationPopulation PopulationPopulation: 83,536,000 (2005): 83,536,000 (2005) Birth rate:Birth rate: 17.07 17.07 Death rateDeath rate: 6.2: 6.2 Population growth rate: Population growth rate: 1.04%1.04% Ethnic Groups (1999):Ethnic Groups (1999): Kinh (Viet) 86.2%Kinh (Viet) 86.2%

Tay 1.9%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%Thai 1.7%

Muong 1.5%Muong 1.5% Khome 1.4%, Khome 1.4%,

Hoa 1.1%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, Hmong 1%, Others 4.1%Others 4.1%

ReligionReligion Ancestor Worship 80.8%

Buddhist 9.3%

Catholic 6.7%,

Hoa Hao 1.5%,

Cao Dai 1.1%,

Protestant 0.5%,

Muslim 0.1%,

Vietnam Dong (VND)

1 USD = 15,367.5 VND

CurrencyCurrency

Traditional costumesTraditional costumes “Ao Dai” “Ao Dai”

High School

Uniform

Wedding dressRoyal custom

Traditional Family Custom

Special FoodsSpecial Foods

Banh Chung and Banh TetBanh Chung and Banh Tet

((Boiled rice and pork cakes)Boiled rice and pork cakes)Nem Ran (Spring roll)

Pho (Rice noodle soup) Banh Beo xu Hue

(Hue bloating fern-shaped cake)

National HolidaysNational Holidays

Tet Holiday (Lunar New Year)

NOEL

National DayMid-Autumn Moon Festival

Royal Fan Dance Modern Fan Dance

Royal Hat Dance Leaf Hat Dance

Vietnamese DancesVietnamese Dances

Traditional Transportation - Cyclo

Traditional Custom - Aodai

Chopstick and Noodle

Foreigner and Vietnamese CultureForeigner and Vietnamese Culture