{Vietnam} Country is in southeast Asia, east of Laos and Cambodia.
cities
Capital is Hanoi in north. Main cities are Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon in south, Haiphong on central coast, and Danang on central coast.
peoples
People settled there -500000 to -300000. Main ethnic group is Viet or Kinh, who live in lowlands. Others are Tay, Nung, Thai, Muong, H'mong, Zao, Hoa, Khmer, Bana, Giarai, and Ede.
religion
Buddhism came to Vietnam [-200].
weather
Rainy season is from May to October.
rivers
Red River flows past Hanoi. Mekong River flows south of Saigon.
alphabet
Nom [until 1900] came from Han Chinese characters [1000 to 1300]. Quoc Hgu [after 1900] came from Roman alphabet [1600 to 1700].
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