VIETNAM. GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and ended in 1884. I

In this article you will read a "scan" of Vietnam, as conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA - The World Factbook). This includes data about geography, population, economy, government, communications, transportation, national defense system etc.
VIETNAM. GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and ended in 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared iris flower independence after of the Second World War, but France continued to rule until his defeat by Communist forces led by Ho Chi Minh in 1954. According to the Geneva Agreement of 1954, Vietnam was divided into two regions: the communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid for South Vietnam grew throughout the 1960s in an attempt to support the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, Vietnamese forces iris flower North South deals, unites a country under communist rule. In spite of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, persecution and mass exodus of people - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and an increasingly international isolation.
However, since the adoption in 1986 of the policy "Doi Moi" (renovation), Vietnamese authorities have committed to liberalize iris flower the economy and implement structural reforms needed to modernize it and produce for export iris flower as competitive industries. Communist leaders continue to maintain control over political expression and resisted requests from abroad to improve the human rights situation. In Vietnam continued small-scale protests, involving various groups; iris flower most problems are related to the use of land, a request to increase its influence in the political space and the lack of fair mechanisms for resolving disputes. Different ethnic groups, such as the Montagnards in the Central highlands Khmer Krom people of South Delta region were involved in the protests. VIETNAM. iris flower GEOGRAPHY Geographical location: iris flower Southeast Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, China, Laos and Cambodia Geographic iris flower coordinates 16 10 N, 107 50 E Map references: Southeast Asia - East AREA:: Total: 331 210 km :: the world: 65 :: DRY: 310.070 iris flower km :: WATER: 21.140 km Border Length: :: TOTAL: 4639 km :: neighboring countries: Cambodia 1228 km, 1281 km China, Laos 2130 km LENGTH CÔTE: 3444 km (excludes islands) RIGHTS OF THE SEA: :: territorial sea: 12 NM (nautical miles) :: contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone :: 200 Mm :: continental iris flower shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental Climate: tropical in south; monsoon in North-season hot / rainy (May to September) and dry (October to March) Terrain: down with Delta in the South and North; higher areas in the center; hilly and mountainous in the north and northwest Elevation extremes: lowest point ::: South China Sea 0 m highest point :: Fan Si Pan 3144 m Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, rare elements, bauxite, offshore oil and gas, timber, hydropower, chrome USE Hair: :: arable land: 20.14% permanent crops ::: 6.93% :: OTHER USES: 72.93% (2005) Irrigated area: 30,000 km (2003) WATER RESOURCES: iris flower 891.2 cubic kilometers (1999) the amount of water extracted: :: TOTAL: 71.39 cubic km / year (8% / 24% / 68%) :: per capita: 847 cubic m / yr (2000) Natural hazards: occasional typhoons ( between May and January), iris flower which also bring extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River Delta Environment - current issues: logging and agricultural practices cut and burn type (forests iris flower are cut and burned to make way for agricultural land) contributes to deforestation and degradation soil; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration rapidly degrading environment iris flower in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Environment - international agreements: party: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change - Kyoto Protocol, iris flower Desertification, iris flower Endangered Species, Environmental change, hazardous waste, Law of the Sea protecting the ozone layer, pollution from ships. signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements iris flower NOTE: having iris flower 1.650 km from north to south, Vietnam has only 50 miles wide at the narrowest point or Vietnam. Population Population: iris flower 89,571,130 (July 2010) :: the world: 13 age structure: :: 0-14 years: 26.1% (male 12,069,408 / female 11,033,738) iris flower :: 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 30,149,986 / female 30,392,043 ) :: 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,892,505 / female 3,039,078) (2010