Interesting facts about Vietnam

Interesting & Fun Facts about Vietnam
  • The official name of the country is Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • The capital city is Hanoi while the currency is Dong.
  • The official language is Vietnamese while the major religion followed is Buddhism.
  • People in Vietnam have potbelly pigs
  • Vietnam has a life expectancy of 72 years.
  • Literacy rate in Vietnam is 94 per cent.
  • Vietnam stretches 1,600 kilometers north to south, but is only about 40 kilometers wide at its narrowest point near the country’s center.
  • In Vietnamese schools, instead of bells, gongs are used to call children.
  • Ha Long Bay is considered to be the most beautiful vista in entire Vietnam. It consists of 1,969 islands and islets situated in the Gulf of Tonkin. This zone is known for its spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Ha Long Bay has been recognized as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • Vietnam is famous for its bio-diversity and has the world’s six biosphere reserves.
  • Vietnam has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the Third World.
  • Vietnam is one of the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  • Another World Heritage Site in Vietnam is the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
  • Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu was ranked as one of most elegant women of the 20th century.
June 29th, 2010 in Uncategorized | tags: ,

Comments (44)

AnonymousMarch 5th, 2011 at 7:09 am

their currency is Dong

AnonymousMarch 5th, 2011 at 7:09 am

they drive on the right

AnonymousMarch 7th, 2011 at 10:51 am

they drive on the left

alex kiider ggmsMarch 17th, 2011 at 2:48 pm

no they do not they are money

AnonymousMarch 21st, 2011 at 3:04 pm

no they are not

kierApril 13th, 2011 at 6:33 pm

ya right

somebodyApril 21st, 2011 at 6:55 pm

doing a project for my school…

AnonymousMay 4th, 2011 at 7:21 pm

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AnonymousMay 6th, 2011 at 2:30 pm

i love Vietnam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because i am Vietnam …………………….. hahahahahaahhaahahahahahhaahha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! doing report on Vietnam because i love Vietnam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anahiMay 13th, 2011 at 6:54 pm

doing a project on vietnam thats my favorite place:)

pooMay 15th, 2011 at 11:29 pm

vietnam rocks hard core lol

RexyMay 17th, 2011 at 9:13 pm

um what is the australian dollar to the vietnamese dong?

toriMay 18th, 2011 at 1:46 pm

this was awsome i love it

toriMay 18th, 2011 at 1:49 pm

i am doing a project for my open house about it and it is a huge display bord and i covered it with your facts!!!☺☻♥

ding dongMay 18th, 2011 at 7:32 pm

working on vietnam as a school project it is cool

ANONYMOUSMay 18th, 2011 at 9:30 pm

Well….!I love Vietnam and i know about Vietnam and i am doing a research on it and i am so happy to do a research on Vietnam…I speak Viet..!and i am asian!!!!!! XD :)

anonymousMay 23rd, 2011 at 10:30 pm

project on Vietnam, but hoped i would get Malaysia. Got any facts possibly about Vietnam, would totally help. LOL.

emilyJune 17th, 2011 at 1:40 pm

i was born in vietnam!

it is so awesome!

<3
<3

sombodyJune 17th, 2011 at 1:42 pm

wow someone was born in vietnam!

frankyJune 20th, 2011 at 8:38 am

i’m doing a project on Vietnam been there 12 times still not board of it LOL next time i will do
Itali

pooooooosJune 21st, 2011 at 11:38 pm

vietnam roks

KateJune 28th, 2011 at 1:13 am

I Just love Vietnam!

VIETNAM ROCKS!

mayJuly 3rd, 2011 at 1:03 am

xin chao good facts on vietnam and vietnam is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

AnonymousJuly 20th, 2011 at 7:50 pm

i am doing a project on vietnam

Bao-HanAugust 5th, 2011 at 4:51 pm

I love this because I an vietnamese

tammyAugust 21st, 2011 at 10:21 pm

i dont like this wesite because it says that people in vietnam has a potbelly pig its mean.

AnonymousAugust 22nd, 2011 at 10:35 am

the vietnam is awesome :D DDDDD DU MA

anonymousAugust 24th, 2011 at 11:44 pm

yeah so im doing this project on vietnam and i need a little more interesting facts, anyone willing to help me out ? Thanks.

nikkkiSeptember 6th, 2011 at 3:52 am

i think vietnam is a great counyry. :)

nikkkiSeptember 6th, 2011 at 3:53 am

have any of u gyes seen the shoe slide its the best(3

AnonymousSeptember 16th, 2011 at 12:22 pm

i went there once and it wasn’t fun

yoannaSeptember 23rd, 2011 at 10:17 am

i think vietnam is boring

AnonymousSeptember 28th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

im doing homework -_-

vietnamOctober 11th, 2011 at 7:30 pm

doing music essay

AnonymousOctober 13th, 2011 at 5:05 am

Not duh enuf interesting facks. Need more of duhh, uhh, interesting facks. But still, quite duh useful. Fankyu.

ho chi minh's broOctober 21st, 2011 at 11:19 am

yo niggas. i’m going vietnam too bitches. and the best part is.. i’m viet. suck on that.

toopyOctober 21st, 2011 at 11:20 am

^^^ azzzn power!:) i’m viet too.

pokedudeNovember 6th, 2011 at 3:33 am

my friends are vietnamese

mimitranNovember 18th, 2011 at 5:44 pm

im viet too and vietnam rocks!!

Paris HiltonDecember 1st, 2011 at 3:35 pm

what are some interesting facts of vietnam?

Mr. JuicemonkeyJanuary 26th, 2012 at 12:32 pm

They drink snake blood

bob jrFebruary 1st, 2012 at 10:35 am

i think its cool like beans

coco colaFebruary 2nd, 2012 at 2:38 pm

i like vietnam

the manFebruary 2nd, 2012 at 8:46 pm

man im doing a report for my school and im using your facts i think u are awesome thanks
:) ;) ;) :0

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