- Vietnam, socialist Republic of Viêtnam, country of the Southeast Asia lined in the North by China, in the South and in the East by South China Sea, on the West by Cambodia and Laos. The current territory (329 556 km2) contains three provinces stemming from the colonial division: Tub Ky ( Tonkin), Trung Ky ( Annam) and Nam Ky ( Cochin China). 17-th parallel served of artificial border between the North and the South of the country between 1954 and 1976. Today, reunited Viêtnam possesses a political capital in the North, Hanoi, whereas its main economic metropolis, Hô-Ch Minh-Ville, is in the South.
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