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Vietnam Adoption
 Country & Culture
Country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Location: Southeast Asia
Area: 127,800 sq mi (331,000 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 82,628,000
Capital: Hanoi.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Religions: No official religion.
People/Ethnicity
Vietnam has one of the most complex ethnolinguistic patterns in Asia. Many groups—such as the Rade (Rhade), Jarai, Chru, and Roglai—speak Austronesian languages, linking them to the Cham, Malay, and Indonesian peoples; others—including the Bru, Pacoh, Katu, Cua, Hre, Rengao, Sedang, Bahnar, Mnong, Mang (Maa), and Stieng—speak Mon-Khmer languages, affiliating them with the Khmer.
Geography
From north to south Vietnam extends about 1,025 miles (1,650 kilometres) and at its narrowest part is about 30 miles wide. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, the South China Sea to the east and south, the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, and Cambodia and Laos to the west.
Government
Vietnam is a socialist republic with one legislative house (National Assembly). Head of state is the Prime Minister.
Source: Vietnam. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 22, 2006, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9111155
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