Source:: CIA World Factbook
Sources: CIA World Factbook; World Bank
Full name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Short name: Vietnam
Local long name: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
Local short name: Viet Nam
Abbreviation: SRV
Etymology: "'Viet nam' translates as 'Viet south,' where 'Viet' is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom and 'nam' refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms" (CIA).
Government type: Communist State
Date of independence: 2 September 1945 (from France)
National holiday: Independence Day (National Day), 2 September
Population: 96,160,163 (July 2017 est.)
Location: "Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia" (CIA)
Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Terrain:low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
Capital: Hanoi (Ha Noi)
Area: 331,210 sq km (127,881 sq mi)
Elevation: 398 m (1305 ft): lowest point: South China Sea 0 m (ft), highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m (10,315 ft.)
Major language: Vietnamese (official), English, some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Major religions: None, 81.8%, Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%
Major ethnic groups: Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3%
Life expectancy: Total: 73.7 years; Male: 71.2 years; Female: 76.4 years
Median age (2017 est.): Total: 30.5 years; Male: 29.4 years; Female: 31.7 years years
Literacy*: 94.5%
Urban population (2017): 35.9% (2018)
Monetary unit: Dong (VND)
Main exports: clothes, shoes, electronics, seafood, crude oil, rice, coffee, wooden products, machinery
Gross National Income per capita**: 2,060 (US Dollars)
Internet Domain: .vn
International dialing code: - 84
* Percentage age 15 and over who can read and write
** World Bank, 2016
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Wednesday, September 12 @ 12:30pm Intro to Vietnam
Wednesday, September 26 @ 8:30am Breakfast with a Book
Wednesday, October 17 @ 6pm Evening of Vietnamese Films, including Peter Trinh's short film "Other."
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Monday, October 29 @ 1pm Book Discussion
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Tuesday, September 11 @ 12:30pm Intro to Vietnam
Wednesday, September 26 @ 8:30am Breakfast with a Book
Thursday, October 18 @ 6pm Evening of Vietnamese Films, including Peter Trinh's short film "Other."
Tuesday, October 30 @ 12:30pm Book Discussion
Spring Branch Eagle Room
Thursday, September 13 @ 12:30pm Intro to Vietnam
Wednesday, September 26 @ 8:30am Breakfast with a Book
Thursday, October 4 @ 2:00pm - 3:30pm Panel discussion with Vietnamese Student Association. Moderated by Dean Maria Straus and Dept. Chair Bryant Evans.
Wednesday, October 24 @ 12:30pm - 2:00pm The REEL Presents Speaker Hao Lam, Author "From Bad to Worse to Best in Class: A Refugee's Success Story.
Tuesday, October 30 @ 12:30pm Book Discussion with Professor Cecilia Bonnor.
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Friday, November 2 @ 3pm Essays & Attendance forms due to Turnitin
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