Vietnam
Continent- Asia
Region – Southeast Asia
Size – 332,698 km2
Geography – Consist of mountains, tropical forests
Language- Vietnamese
Religion- 16.4% Buddhism, 8.2% Christianity, 45.3% follows indigenous religions, 0.4% follows other faiths, and 29.6% do not follow any religion
Monetary Unit- đồng (VND)
Natural Resources- Coal, phosphates, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, gold, iron, petroleum, manganese, copper, zinc, silver, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower
Agriculture- Rice, coffee, peanuts, rubber, cotton, sugarcane, and tea
Industry- Furniture, ICT, software, handicraft, textile, footwear, wood, metal, plastics, tourism, SMEs.
Neighboring Countries – China, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia
Population – 91,700,000 (2015 estimate)
Population Growth Rate- 1%
Average Life Expectancy – 73.16 years
Capital City – Hanoi (population 7.7 million)
Highest Mountain – Mt Fansipan (3,143 m)
Yearly Rainfall – 1821 mm (average)
Plant Life – Bananas, coconuts, papaya, bamboo, mangroves, rhododendrons, bamboos, orchids, pines, timber
Animal Life– Elephants, bears, Indochinese tigers and Indochinese leopards, monkeys, bats, flying squirrels, turtles, otters, crocodiles, snakes and lizards
Bird Life –889 species of birds including white-winged wood duck, white-shouldered ibis, Indian vulture, Bengal florican
Aquatic Life- Around 2000 species of marine fish
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