NEWS: A speedboat capsized near Phu Quoc Island, resulting in the death of 15 Indian tourists.
ABOUT
- Capital: Hanoi
- Located in Southeast Asia on the eastern part of the Indochinese Peninsula.
- Political System: One-party Communist State governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
- Formed as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976.
LOCATION
- North: China
- West: Laos and Cambodia
- East & South: South China Sea
- Southwest: Gulf of Thailand
KEY GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
- Major Rivers: Mekong River and Red (Hong) River.
- Mountain Range: Annam (Annamite) Cordillera.
- Major Plateaus: Dac Lac, Kontum, and Di Linh.
- Rich in anthracite coal, limestone, phosphates, and offshore oil reserves.