Place details
Place nameVietnam
Other namesCong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Công Hòa Xã Hôi Chu Nghia Viêt Nam, Viet-Nam, Viet Nam, République socialiste du Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, VNM, VN, ISO704, VM00, Vietnamese
Latitude16
Longitude106
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Settled by Annamite Mongoloid nomads 2000 BC; Chinese control at various times through 15th cen.; divided N & S by wall 1613, reunified 1802; French control of some territory 19th-20th cen.; divided N & S 1954, Communist N battled USA-backed S 1960s-1975; official language is Vietnamese, though French, Chinese, English, Khmer & tribal languages are also spoken.