Vietnam (vê-èt¹näm¹), officially Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, republic (1990 est. pop. 65,500,000), 128,401 sq
mi (332,559 sq km), SE Asia, bordered by Cambodia and
Laos (W), China (N), and the South China Sea (E, S).
Major cities are HANOI (the capital) and HO CHI MINH
CITY (formerly Saigon). The terrain is generally rugged; the
two principal regions, the Red R. delta in the north and the
Mekong R. delta in the south, are linked by a narrow,
mountainous strip. Agriculture, primar...
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