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VIET NAM

At A Glance

Vietnam, formerly only famous for its war has thankfully left behind its gritty and grisly past and is becoming
a rapidly developing country. Post-war Vietnam is a highly cultured and incredibly accessible country especially
suited to inexperienced backpackers who are just starting to venture into south-east Asia. With ample amenities
to serve the ever-expanding tourist trade as well as stunning vistas of soaring mountains, fertile rice paddies and

dense forests there is a side of Vietnam to suit every traveller.

• Official name: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Location: Southeast Asia
• Capital: Ha Noi

• Currency: Viet nam Dong (VND)
• Time Zone: GMT + 7
• Telephone Services: Country code +84

• Emergency Numbers: 113 Police, 114 Fire, 115 Ambulance
• Electricity Voltage: 220 Volt at 50Hz

• Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal
in north with hot, rainy season (May to

September) and warm, dry season (October
to March)
• Ethnic Groups: Vietnam is a multi-
nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. Viet

(Kinh) (87%), Chinese (3%), Tay, Thai, Muong,
Hoa, Khmer, Nung, other mountain people
• Religions: Buddhism, Hoa Hao, Cao
Dai, Christian, animism, Islam

• Languages: Vietnamese (official),
English (increasingly favored as a second
language) and Khmer, mountain area
languages.

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