Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 330,000 sq km (128,000 sq mi).
Population 80 million. Capital City: Hanoi.
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): Until April 1975 the city's name was Saigon. The largest city and
industrious centre. Population more than 4 million.
Hanoi: Political capital of the country. Population more than 3 million. Lies
on the banks of Red River. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum was finished in 1975. Located at Ba Dinh
Square.
Hue: Full of historical attractions. Population 350,000. It has sufferd more
than any other city during the war. |