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.