Map - Vietnam

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Vietnam stretches over 1,600 kilometres along the eastern coast of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula and borders of Cambodia, Laos and China. The country's two main cultivated areas are the Red River Delta (15,000 sq km) in the north and the Mekong Delta (60,000 sq km) in the south.

Historically, Vietnam was called Van Lang when the Hung Kings founded it almost 4,000 years ago. These days, Vietnam paints a more contemporary picture - with its cultured people, beautiful landscapes, delectable cuisines and booming modernisation.