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Long An Province, Việt Nam
Long An is a province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Is a locality located at the gateway of the Mekong Delta region adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City. In 2020, Long An is the 13th largest Vietnamese administrative unit in terms of population. per capita, ranked 11th in terms of GRDP growth. With 1,763,754 people, GRDP reached 170,500 billion VND (equivalent to 7.51 billion USD), per capita GRDP reached 85 million VND (equivalent to 3748 USD), GRDP growth rate reached 9.41%. Long An is a province located in the southern key economic region and is the gateway connecting the Southeast with the Mekong Delta region, especially sharing a border with Ho Chi Minh City, by a system of countries. Highways: 1, 50, 62, N1, N2 (Ho Chi Minh Road).

Vietnam is a country on an S-shaped strip of land, located in the center of Southeast Asia, in the east of the Indochina peninsula, to the north by China, to the west by Laos and Cambodia, and to the southeast overlooking the sea. East and Pacific. Vietnam's coastline is 3,260 km long, and its land border is 4,510 km long. On land, from the northernmost point to the southernmost point (as the crow flies) is 1,650km long, from the easternmost point to the westernmost point the widest place is 600km (Northern region), 400km (Southern region), the narrowest place is 50km (Quang Binh).

The aroma of a cup of Vietnamese coffee is a great alarm clock. The fertile basalt soil of the Central Highlands grows quality robusta coffee trees. These coffee beans are one of Vietnam's most beloved export products to the world. Vietnamese coffee culture is very diverse, you can easily count hundreds of coffee shops in big cities. Vietnamese people make traditional coffee using aluminum filters. Watching time pass while waiting for a cup of coffee to drip makes this drink even more flavorful.

Vietnam's history began from 1 to 2 thousand years BC. Over many centuries with the Ly, Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties, from the mid-19th century, Vietnam became a French colony. After the August Revolution, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the end of the French in the territory, but Vietnam was divided into two countries: the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the North and the Republic of Vietnam in the South. After the events of April 30, 1975, Vietnam was unified and from July 2, 1976, officially named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

During the resistance war against America to save the country, places in Quang Tri such as: Hien Luong - Ben Hai, Vinh Moc, Con Tien, Doc Mieu, Road 9, Khe Sanh, Ta Con, Cua Viet, Co Citadel... were lost. into national history. When mentioning Quang Tri, many people remember the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel with its fierce battle that lasted for 81 days and nights. Therefore, peace is always the burning desire of the people of Quang Tri province as well as of all Vietnamese people. The desire for peace is also the wish of tens of thousands.