Vietnam factsheet for adoption travel

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What You Need to Know

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Country name:

long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
short form: Vietnam
abbreviation: SRV
local short form: Viet Nam
local long form: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam

What the people are called:

noun, singular: Vietnamese
noun, plural: Vietnamese
adjective: Vietnamese

Ethnic groups:

Vietnamese (85-90%), Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups.

U.S. Embassy

Embassy of the United States of America
7 Lang Ha Street
Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel:(84) 4-772-1500
Fax:(84) 4-772-1510

Web site: http://usembassy.state.gov/vietnam/

Canadian Embassy

Canadian Embassy
31 Hung Vuong Street
Hanoi, Vietnam

Tel:(84) 8-823-5500
Fax:(84) 8-823-5333

Web site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/vietnam/

Money:

New Dông (D)
(currency conversion)

Time Zone:

GMT +7 (What's GMT?)

Phone/Internet info:

Country Area Code: 84

There are Internet cafes in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Mobile phone coverage varies, but is available (GSM 900 and 1800 networks). International calling cards also provide a way to contact (calling to or from the U.S.). You may want to consider renting a compatible phone and service plan.

Major languages spoken:

Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages

Alphabet:

The written language is a Latin character set, similar but different than English letters: See it here.

Major holidays:

Public holidays 2004

Common names:

~Nancy Ashe

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