Vietnam
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Entity:
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Vietnam
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Main prefix:
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3W
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Prefixes logged:
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XV2 (not
logged since 2005)
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Time zone:
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UTC + 7 hours
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Continent:
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Asia
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ITU zone:
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49
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CQ zone:
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26
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | AS128 Gulf of Thailand, AS130 South China Sea Coast South, AS132 Gulf of Tongking North, AS157 South China Sea Coast Centre Group, AS162 South China Sea Coast North, AS185P. (Many Vietnam island names start with Dao, Hon, or Cu Lao which means Island). |
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Capital:
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Hanoi
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Geographic
coordinates: |
16° 00' N, 106° 00' E
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Borders:
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Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
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Country Dialing Code
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84
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Independence:
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2 September 1945 (from France)
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Government
type: |
Communist state
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