•Vietnam is a small country (about twice the size of Arizona) It is located in Southeast Asia

•Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and China are neighboring countries

•Vietnam is described as a narrow “S” shaped country

•The Ha Long Bay area has many little islands that provide shelter for fishermen

•Ha Long Bay is famous for thousands of unusual rock formations that can be seen sticking out of the water.

The Red Flag with the Yellow Star

•The flag was designed in 1940.

•The flag has 5 points and each point represents something important to the

country. The five points of the star represent intellectuals, peasants, workers, traders and

soldiers.

Vietnam is also know as the Land of the Dragon

People

This is a street

market in Vietnam

•When it is nightime here it is daytime there

•Vietnam is a small country in South East Asia – it is very far away

•The plane trip from New York to Vietnam takes 23 hours

•There are very few cars in Vietnam. People walk, many ride bikes. In modern Vietnam, motorcycle traffic is very heavy in the cities

•Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam

Reference• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Vietnam

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