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Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi

  • Ha Long Bay has about 1,969 islets, and UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List in 1994.
  • Hội An was a trading post for foreign merchants from the 15th to the 19th century. Chinese and Japanese residents were there by the early 1600s.
  • Nước mắm, a sauce made from fermented raw fish, is the most commonly used condiment in Vietnamese cooking.
  • Vietnam ranks 16th in population but 66th in total area, which is about 331,345 square kilometres including water.
  • Sơn Đoòng cave in Quảng Trị province is called the world's largest natural cave: its main passage is over 5 km long, about 200 m high and 150 m wide.

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