QUOTE(afasiandude @ Oct 18 2006, 11:11 PM) [snapback]2404328[/snapback]
are you sure vn has 3 states ? hmm that's new how come i don't know ? I think Hanoi is the capital city and hochiminh city is the second largest in vn correct me if i'm wrong .
HCM city is the largest city of Vietnam.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam
Vietnam has 61 provinces1. Ha Noi 2. Hai Phong 3. Hue
4. Da Nang 5. Ho Chi Minh 6. An Giang
7. Bac Can 8. Bac Giang 9. Bac Ninh
10. Bac Lieu 11. Ba Ria - Vung Tau 12. Ben Tre
13. Binh Dinh 14. Binh Duong 15. Binh Phuoc
16. Binh Thuan 17. Ca Mau 18. Can Tho
19. Cao Bang 20. Dac Lac 21. Dong Nai
22. Dong Thap 23. Gia Lai 24. Ha Giang
25. Ha Nam 26. Ha Tay 27. Ha Tinh
28. Hai Duong 29. Hoa Binh 30. Hung Yen
31. Khanh Hoa 32. Kien Giang 33. Kon Tum
34. Lai Chau 35. Lam Dong 36. Lang Son
37. Lao Cai 38. Long An 39. Nam Dinh
40. Nghe An 41. Ninh Binh 42. Ninh Thuan
43. Phu Tho 44. Phu Yen 45. Quang Binh
46. Quang Nam 47. Quang Ngai 48. Quang Ninh
49. Quang Tri 50. Soc Trang 51. Son La
52. Tay Ninh 53. Thai Binh 54. Thai Nguyen
55. Thanh Hoa 56. Tien Giang 57. Tra Vinh
58. Tuyen Quang 59. Vinh Long 60. Vinh Phuc
61. Yen Bai
Vietnam has 8 regionsVietnamese government groups the various provinces into eight regions: Northwest, Northeast, Red River Delta, North Central Coast, South Central Coast, Central Highlands, Southeast, and Mekong River Delta. These regions are not always used, and alternative classifications are possible.
Northwest (Tay Bac) contains four inland provinces in the west of Vietnam's northern part. Two of them are along Vietnam's border with Laos, and one borders China.
Northeast (Dong Bac) contains eleven provinces that lie to north of the highly populated Red River lowlands. Many of these provinces are mountainous.
Red River Delta (Dong Bang Song Hong) contains the small but populous provinces based around the Red River. There are nine provinces in this region. It also includes the national capital, Hanoi, and the municipality of Haiphong — both are independent of any provincial government.
North Central Coast (Bac Trung Bo) contains six provinces in the northern half of Vietnam's narrow central part. All provinces in this region stretch from the coast in the east to Laos in the west.
South Central Coast (Nam Trung Bo) contains five coastal provinces in the southern half of Vietnam's central part. Vietnam is wider at this point than in the North Central Coast region, and so the inland areas are separate provinces. The region also includes the independent municipality of Danang.
Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) contains the five inland provinces of south-central Vietnam. Much of this region is mountainous, while mostly inhibited by ethnic minorities, there are many Vietnamese living here.
Southeast (Dong Nam Bo) contains those parts of lowland southern Vietnam which are north of the Mekong delta. There are seven provinces, plus the municipality of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
Mekong River Delta (Dong Bang Song Cuu Long) is Vietnam's southernmost region, mostly containing small but populous provinces in the delta of the Mekong. There are twelve provinces, plus the municipality of Can Tho.
Vietnam has 54 ethnic groupsKinh (also called Viet, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam)
Bahnar (Ba Na)
Buyei (Bo Y)
Brau
Bru-Van Kieu (Bru Van Kieu)
Cham - Descendants of the Champa kingdom in southern Vietnam
Cho Ro
Chru (Chu Ru)
Chứt - related to Vietnamese, only 2000-4000 people
Co
Co Ho
Co Lao
Co Tu
Cống (Cong)
Dao - Yao people, also known as Mien, many speak Iu Mien language, distant relatives of Hmong
E De (Rhade)
Giay
Gie Trieng
Hani (Ha Nhi)
Hmong (Mong, H'Mong) - Also known as Miao in China
Hoa (Chinese)
H're (Hre)
Jarai (also spelled Gia Rai or J'rai)
Khang
Khmer Krom (Khmer)
Kho Mu
La Chi
La Ha
La Hu
Lao - People from Laos
Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi)
Lu
Ma
Mang
Mnong (M'nong)
Muong - Closest to Kinh Vietnamese, other half of Viet-Muong language family
Ngai
Nung
O Du
Pa Then
Phu La
Pu Peo
Raglai (Ra Glai)
Ro Mam
Sán Chay (San Chay, Shan)
Sán D́u (San Diu)
Si La
Sedang (Xơ-đăng, Xo Dang)
Stieng (Xtiêng)
Tà Ôi (Ta Oi)
Tày (Tay) - The largest minority in Vietnam
Thái (Thai)
Thổ (Tho) - Related to Kinh Vietnamese
Xinh-mun (Xinh Mun)