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Its highlands
and rainforest regions, far from being devastated, continue
to yield new species and team with exotic wildlife. Its islands
and beaches are among the finest in all of Southeast Asia,
and its cuisine is very possibly the most delicious you will
ever find. Over two decades have passed since Vietnam was
officially united, and in that time it has done a remarkable
job of healing its wounds. Today, this gracious and graceful
country is an outstanding travel destination.
Shaped
like an elongated S, Vietnam stretches the length of the Indochinese
Peninsula and covers a surface area of 128,000 square miles--making
it roughly the size of Italy or, in the U.S., New Mexico.
China lies to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and
the South China Sea to the east.
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