Case Study on LEDC - Vietnam

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Case Study on LEDC – Vietnam

Introduction

The socialist Republic of Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It has a population of 79million taking up an area of 329,566 square kilometers. Its capital city is Hanoi.

Climate.

Due to the large size of Vietnam and variation in plant life sunny pleasant weather can always be found. In the south of Vietnam there are two seasons these being the wet season lasting between May to November and it is even wetter between June and august. The dry season lasts between December April. The hottest and most humid climate lasts between the end of February, to May. The central coast is dry from May to October and wet from December to February. The high land area is much cooler in climate when compared to the low land areas. During wintertime it is not uncommon that the temperatures drop below freezing temperatures. The north has two seasons. The cool, damp winters last between November and April while the hot summers last between May and October. Typhoons occur between July and November affecting the north and central areas.

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Natural Disasters.

Vietnam most common attack by natural disasters is by flooding. One of the more recent floods took place in November 1999. This flood was the result of 3 days of constant heavy downpour. This resulted in landslides and a widespread flood killing 554 people. Over half of these people which died lived in the Thua Thien Huê province. 467 of the people that lived in the imperial city of Huê, home of Thich Nhat Hanh’s root temple, Tu Hieu died. Government officials estimate that around 900,000 of the province’s 1.05 million residents were affected. The flood caused ...

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