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GEOGRAPHY
Viet Nam has 3,260 km of
coastline and land borders of 1,150 km
with China, ,650 km with Laos and 950 km with
Cambodia. With an
area of 332,000 square km, Viet Nam's
photography varies from
coastal plains to mountain ranges. Viet Nam
stretches over 1,800
km along the eastern coast of the Indochinese
Peninsula. The
country is S-shaped, broad in the north and
south and narrow in the
center.
CLIMATE
Viet Nam has a diverse and rather
complicated climate because of
its wide range of latitudes and altitudes.
Therefore, weather patterns
in the principle cities are quite different
and have been changing
over recent years. Here below is just an
indication of the type of the
weather in Vietnam.
VISA
Tourists to Viet Nam must obtain VISAS
through some Vietnamese
travel agencies or Vietnamese government
offices. Visas can be
issued at Vietnamese international airports
with visa authorization
granted by the Immigration Office in Viet Nam
CREDIT CARDS
Acceptable at big restaurants, large
shops, international hotels,
banks (Master Card, JCB, Euro, Visa Card and
American express).
CURRENCY
Dong, bank notes: 200; 500; 1,000;
2,000; 5,000; 10,000;
20,000;50,000; 100,000 ,200,000and 500,000
and coins. Current
Dong exchange rates are available on the
internet.
COMMUNICATION
International telephone (IDD), fax and
e-mail available to most of
countries.
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION
Taxis, tricycle, motorcycles and
bicycles for hire, inter-city buses
SAFETY
Vietnam has been voted the safest
country in Asia. You can travel
extensively in Vietnam on your own with
absolutely no problems.
There is no terrorism, no discrimination and
no animosity towards
Americans or anybody !
WORKING HOURS
07:30 - 16:30, five days a week,
Saturday and Sunday off.
Saigonese and Hanoian seem to start work at 8
am
VOLTAGE
220V, 50 Hz
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