Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Welcome Vietnam


Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over 85 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.

Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over 85 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. Through the centuries, Vietnam has been called by many different names: Văn Lang during the Hùng Vương Dynasty, Âu Lạc during the An Dương Vương dynasty, Van Xuan during the Anterior Lý Dynasty, Đại Cồ Việt during the Đinh dynasty and Anterior Lê Dynasty. Starting in 1054, Vietnam was called Đại Việt (Great Viet). During the Hồ Dynasty, Vietnam was called Đại Ngu. Then, in 1804, King Gia Long planned to use the name of Nam Việt for Vietnam but the Qing dynasty of China disagreed and changed it to Việt Nam. In English, the two syllables were written into one: Vietnam. From 1839 to 1945, Emperor Minh Mạng renamed Việt Nam to Đại Nam (literally "Great South"). The name Việt Nam had been used for this country before it became the official name in "Dư địa chí" of Nguyễn Trãi written in 1435 and perhaps even before. "Việt" is the name of the largest ethnic group in Vietnam: the Kinh (người Kinh) and "Nam" means "the South", affirming Vietnam's sovereignty from China (usually called "North country" to Vietnamese people).


Main Tourism Cities
From Home Travelling
Hanoi CapitalArea: 921,8 Sq. km
Population: 3.216,7 thousand inhabitants
HaiphongArea : 1,520.7 Sq. km
Population: 1,803.4 thousand inhabitants
Ho Chi Minh CityArea: 2,098.7 Sq. km
Population: 6,105.8 thousand inhabitants
Quang NinhArea : 6,099 Sq. km
Population: 1,091.3 thousand inhabitants
Lam DongArea: 9,776.1 Sq. km
Population: 1,179.2 thousand inhabitants
Thua Thien HueArea : 5,065,3 Sq. km
Population: 1,143.5 thousand inhabitants
Khanh HoaArea: 5,217.6 Sq. km
Population: 1,135 thousand inhabitants
Danang CityArea : 1,257.3 Sq. km
Population: 788.5 thousand inhabitants
Quang NamArea: 10,438.3 km²
Population: 1.472,7 thousand inhabitants
Baria - Vung TauArea: 1,989.6 Sq. km
Population: 926.3 thousand inhabitants
Can ThoArea: 1,401.6 km²
Population: 1,139.9 thousand inhabitants


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