Contents
Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 2 July 1976 |
| Capital City: |
| Hanoi |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 66 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 13 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Geography
Vietnam is the eastern-most country on the Indochinese Peninsular in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by China to the north, the South China Sea to the south and east, Cambodia to the south west and Laos to the north west. It also has maritime borders with the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand.
The terrain in Vietnam is mostly hilly and densely forested. Mountains and tropical forest account for some 82% of the land area. In the north, the Red River flows from a range of high mountains into a broad river delta which is highly fertile and also densely populated. Further south lie the Annamite Mountains along the border with Laos and a narrow coastal plain. In the far south is the delta for the Mekong river, another fertile and densely populated region.
Vietnam has a total land area of 331,210 sq km (128,965 sq miles) and had a population of 90.39 million in 2012. The main ethnic groups are Vietnamese Kinh 86.2%, Tay 1.9% Tai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer Krom 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nung 1.1%, Hmong 1.0% and others 4.1%. The capital city is Hanoi.
Between 1954 and 1975, the country was divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Vietnamese History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Vietnam
wikipedia: Vietnam
wikipedia: History of Vietnam
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in Vietnam.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
Civil aircraft in French Indo-China were registered in the series F-VNAA onwards from 1929, but this was changed with formal independence in 1959 to XV-AAA onwards for South Vietnam, and 3W-AAA for North Vietnam, although the latter was not used. The sequence BH-AAA onwards is also reported to be allocated to North Vietnam. Following re-unification in 1977, the VN- prefix was adopted, with numerical registrations starting at VN-A-xxx for jets, VN-B-xxx for turboprops and VB-C-xxx for piston engined aircraft. Helicopters have no letter prefix, using the form VN-xxx.
All-time Vietnam – civil aircraft register (F-VNaa 3W-aaa BH-aaa VN-nnn).
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Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Vietnamese People’s Air Force)
Naval Aviation (Vietnam People’s Navy)
Central Government Agencies
Coast Guard Aviation (Vietnam Marine Police)
Border Guard Aviation (Border Defence Force) [No aircraft at present]
Public Service Aviation
National Police (People’s Police of Vietnam) [No aircraft at present]
Commercial Aviation
Air Vietnam [1951-1975]
Pacific Airlines
Southern Service Flight Company
VASCO
VietJetAir
Vietnam Airlines
wikipedia: Airlines of Vietnam
The World’s Airlines: Vietnam
Private Aviation
Currently not applicable
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
None known, although Mitsubishi is looking at making sub-components in Vietnam.
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Military Air Bases & Airfields
Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.
On Show
Aviation Museums
Bien Hoa Military Museum
Civil Aviation Headquarters Display, Hanoi
Chi Chi Tunnels Museum
Ho Chi Minh City Museum
Ho Chi Minh Museum, Da Nang
Hue Military Museum
Khe Sanh Combat Base Museum
Lenin Park Display, Hanoi
Military Museum of Ho Chi Minh City
Museum of Military Zone 3, Haiphong
Museum of Military Zone 4, Vinh
Museum of Military Zone 5, Da Nang
Museum of Military Zone 9, Can Tho
Museum of Military Zone Thu Do, Hanoi
Museum of Quang Nam, Da Nang
Museum of the Air-Defence and Air Force, Hanoi
Nha Trang Air Force Base Collection
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
None known
Aviation Bibliography
Vietnamese Aviation Bibliography – to be added
Web Links
To be added.