Facts & History of Vietnam
What is the currency/money in Vietnam compare to the U.S.?
1 US Dollar = 16,200 Vietnamese Dong
1 Vietnamese Dong (VND) = 0.00006187 US Dollar (USD)
Basic minimum prices for tourists to Vietnam: - Hotel Room: single $5 (USD) , twin $8 (USD)
- Local restaurants meal: 8-12,000(VND)
- Mineral Water 1.5-liter: 6,000 (VND)
- Black coffee: 5,000(VND)
- Coffee with milk: 7,000(VND)
- Ice cream: 3,000(VND)
- T-shirt: 10-20,000(VND)
Where is the biggest Vietnamese community in the U.S?
VIETNAMESE POPULATION IN U.S. STATES:
Census as of 2000 - Value in Parentheses is from 1990
- California - 447,032 (276,759)
- Texas - 134,961 (66,329)
- Washington - 46,149 (18,246)
- Virginia - 37,309 (21,729)
- Massachusetts - 33,962 (14,653)
- Florida - 33,190 (15,221)
- Pennsylvania - 30,037 (14,961)
- Georgia - 29,016 (6,990)
- Louisiana - 24,358 (16,545)
- New York - 23,818 (15,943)
What is the biggest city in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành pho Ho Chí Minh ) is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta. Although the name Saigon is still frequently used, particularly by its citizens.
Who is the President and Prime Minister of Vietnam?
Chief of State: President Nguyen Minh TRIET (since 27 June 2006);
Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN (since 25 July 2007) Head of Government: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June 2006) Who is the founder of Vietnam?
Hung Vuong, who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century, an era of nationalistic expansion, when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam.
What is the name of these flowers in English?
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During Tet (Vietnamese New Year) every house is usually decorated by hoa mai – 1) Ochna integerrima in the central and southern parts of Vietnam or hoa dào – 2) peach flower in the northern part of Vietnam. |
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Hanoi -- Hanoi's history.