Vietnam (Capital: Hanoi)
Typhoon Bualoi has caused widespread destruction in Vietnam.
Political Features
- Location: Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.
- Boundaries: China (north), Laos and Cambodia (west).
- Maritime Boundaries: South China Sea (east and south), Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin.
- Government Type: Socialist Republic; one-party system dominated by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Geographical Features:
- Climate: Tropical monsoon.
- Major rivers: Mekong river in the north and Red river in the south. Both rivers form deltas while draining into the South China Sea.
- The mountains of the Annam Cordillera rise over most of the western side of Vietnam.
