Vietnam has a population of over 85 million people scattered across its 331,690 square kilometer land area which stretches over 1,650 kilometers from north to south. The country has over 3,000 kilometers of coastline and transportation infrastructure includes over 3,200 kilometers of railways and domestic and international air routes connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, a 1,738 kilometer drive. The majority ethnicity is Kinh, accounting for around 80% of the population, with 54 other ethnic minority groups.

1. The Insider’s glance

2. Geography & Demographic

3. Geography & Transportation
Area: 331,690 km2
From Northernmost point to
Southernmost point: 1,650 km
3,000 km long coastline lines
Transportation: Hanoi-Hồ Chí
Minh City: 1,738 km
Railways: 3,219 km
Air way: international &
domestic routes

4. Geography & Demographic
- Population (2009): 85.846.977
people. Male: 49.4%. Female:
50.6%
- GDP: apx. 1000USD/year
- Over sea Vietnamese: 3 mil
In the US: 1.5 mil
- 54 ethnic groups,
80% - Kinh/Viet group

5. HẠ LONG
HUẾ
HỘI AN
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6. Geography & Culture
- Four seasons - Hardworking
- Mountainous - Thrift
- Dykes along rivers - Snobbish/Show up
- Old land - Politically
- Stormy - Very hardworking
- Lack of resources - Very thrift
- Lack of land - Very good at school
- Mountainous - Province Close-knit
- Nation wide
- Rich Delta, no mountain - Open - easy going
- Two seasons, no storm - Generous
- New land - Many rivers - Business/ Service
- Time with American - Updated

7. Vietnamese characteristic
• Hardworking • Incomprehensible
• Thrift • Undisciplined/unruly
• Friendly • Snobbish/Show up
• Flexible • No close-knit
• Creative • Clever in a petty way
• Intelligent

8. Traditional culture
• Agriculture – farmer - countryside
• Family (parents, grandparents)
• Ages/Master/Teacher respected
• Social orders
• Vain Reputation
• Male chauvinism
• Chinese culture affected

9. DAILY LIFE
Life Style

10. DAILY LIFE
• Open policy
• Internet
• Mobile phone
• Cable/DTH TV
• Movie
• Printed matter
• Oversea Vietnamese
• Inbound/outbound
Tourism
• WTO

12. KOREAN?

13. KOREAN BOMB

14. Celebrities

15. Movie