Hanoi
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Hànội (Vietnamese: Quốc Ngữ Hà Nội; Chữ Nôm 河内) is the capital of Việtnam. There are about 3,083,800 (2004) people who live in the city. It was the capital of the Democratic Republic of Việtnam from 1945 to 1976. Before that, it was the capital of what is now called Việtnam for most of the time from at least the 11th century until 1802. The city is on the right bank of the Red River. Things made there include machine tools, plywood, textiles, chemicals, and handicrafts. Hànội is located at 21°2' North, 105°51' East (21.0333, 105.85), 1,760 km north of Hồ Chí Minh City (formerly Sàigòn). [1]
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