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Tiến Quân Ca
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Key Facts
Climate
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Coastline
3,444 km (excludes islands)
Government type
communist party-led state
Natural resources
antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land
Terrain
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest