Vietnam

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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. Situated in eastern Indochina, it borders China, Laos, Cambodia, and the South China Sea.

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The name of the country comes from the Vietnamese Vi?t Nam, which is in turn a reordering of Nam Vi?t, the name of an ancient kingdom of the ancestral Vietnamese that covered much of today's northern Vietnam.

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Main article: History of Vietnam

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Vietnam's history dates back more than 4,000 years. For most of the period from 207 BC to early 10th century, it was under the rule of successive dynasties of China. Vietnam regained independence in 939, and complete autonomy a century later. For much of its history, Vietnam remained a vassal state in the threatening shadow of its much bigger northern neighbour, China. However, during the rule of the Tran Dynasty, it defeated three Mongolian attempts of invasion by China's Yuan Dynasty. The independent period ended in mid-19th century, when the country was colonized by France.

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