1. Vietnam 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

2. South: Dry Season, Raining Season
Climate
South: Dry Season, Raining Season
North: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.
Dry Season
Spring
Fall
Raining Season
Winter
Summer

3. Population Population: 83,536,000 (2005) Birth rate: 17.07
Death rate: 6.2
Population growth rate: 1.04%
Ethnic Groups (1999):
Kinh (Viet) 86.2%
Tay 1.9%,
Thai 1.7%
Muong 1.5%
Khome 1.4%,
Hoa 1.1%,
Nun 1.1%,
Hmong 1%,
Others 4.1%

4. Religion Ancestor Worship 80.8% Buddhist 9.3% Catholic 6.7%,
Hoa Hao 1.5%,
Cao Dai 1.1%,
Protestant 0.5%,
Muslim 0.1%,

5. Currency
Vietnam Dong (VND)
1 USD = 15,367.5 VND

6. Traditional costumes “Ao Dai”
Royal custom
Wedding dress
Traditional
Family Custom
High School
Uniform

7. Special Foods Banh Chung and Banh Tet Nem Ran (Spring roll)
(Boiled rice and pork cakes)
Nem Ran (Spring roll)
Banh Beo xu Hue
(Hue bloating fern-shaped cake)
Pho (Rice noodle soup)

8. National Holidays NOEL Tet Holiday (Lunar New Year)
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
National Day

9. Vietnamese Dances Royal Hat Dance Leaf Hat Dance Royal Fan Dance
Modern Fan Dance

10. Foreigner and Vietnamese Culture
Traditional Custom - Aodai
Chopstick and Noodle
Traditional Transportation - Cyclo