State of Vietnam facts for kids
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State of Vietnam
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| 1949–1955 | |||||||||||
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Anthem: "Thanh niên Hành Khúc"
(English: "The March of Youths") |
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| Status | Associated state of the French Union and constituent territory of French Indochina until 1954 |
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| Capital | Saigon 10°48′N 106°39′E / 10.800°N 106.650°E |
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| Common languages | Vietnamese, French | ||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism Buddhism Confucianism Taoism Vietnamese folk religion |
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| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||||
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• 1949–1955
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Bảo Đại | ||||||||||
| Prime minister | |||||||||||
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• 1954–1955
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Ngô Đình Diệm | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
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• Proclamation
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July 2 1949 | ||||||||||
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• Internationally recognized
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1950 | ||||||||||
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• 1955 referendum
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October 26 1955 | ||||||||||
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| 1955 | 173,809 km2 (67,108 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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• 1955
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12,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Currency | piastre đồng (from 1953) |
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| ISO 3166 code | VN | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Vietnam | ||||||||||
The State of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc gia Việt Nam) was a puppet state controlled by France. It was formed in 1949. It was replaced by the Republic of Vietnam in 1955.
Images for kids
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A photo published by the USIA allegedly showing Roman Catholic Vietnamese pulling alongside a French LST in 1954.
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A 100 piastres sample note of 1954.
See also
In Spanish: Estado de Vietnam para niños
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