The new large-format (size: 38 x 54 cm) National Atlas of Vietnam is due
to be released on January 1st, 1996. It is excellently printed in full colour
on high-quality paper, and is bound in artificial leather. It weighs about
4 kilos. There are 114 pages of maps, which cover a wide range of topics
(see below) at scales from 1:2 500 000 (double-page) to 1:8 000 000 in general.
The Atlas was published in 1995 in both Vietnamese and English.
It is priced at US $1250-00 (approx £820) + delivery charges.
Introductory section - Legend, Vietnam From Space, Vietnam on the World
Map, Vietnam and neighbouring countries, Vietnam map in 1864, Administrative
map, Hanoi and Hochiminh City.
Chapter I: Geology - Geology; Mineral Resources; Hydrogeology, mineral water
and hot springs; Tectonics; Quaternary geology and weathered crust; Engineering
geology; Neotectonics; Geophysics.
Chapter II: Relief - Elevation; Slope and deep dissection of relief; Plannation
surface and orography; Geomorphology; Karst.
Chapter III: Climate - Great scale atmospheric processes; Wind and storm;
Radiation processes; Thermal regime; Rainfall regime; Regime of humidity;
Distribution of climate types.
Chapter IV: Hydrography - Hydrological network; Total runoff - Surface runoff
- Ground runoff; Flood season runoff - Dry season runoff - Water regime
classification; Evaporation - River water sediment concentration - Suspended
sediment runoff; Water resources of the river systems; Hydrological characteristics
of river delta and river mouths.
Chapter V: Pedology - Soils; Pedo-Geochemistry - Landscape Geochemistry.
Chapter VI: Flora - Actual vegetation; Trees and bamboos - Food and industrial
plants; Medical plants - Typical threatened plant species; Groups of principal
types of forest.
Chapter VII: Fauna - Animal locations; Mammalians; Amphibians, reptiles,
important economic terrestrial vertebrates; Freshwater fish.
Chapter VIII: The East Sea - The East Sea map; Ore resources, geology and
bottom sediment of the East sea; Surface temperature; Marine winds and waves;
Surface currents; Tides of the East sea along the Vietnam seashore - Marine
and terrestrial interaction; Surface salinity; Marine fish resources; Marine
shrimp resources and other products; Benthos; Plankton.
Chapter IX: Demography and Ethnic Population - Demographic distribution;
Distribution of population clusters; Population density; Labour force; Population
growth; Demographic variations; Sex, age and education level of population;
Ethnic distribution.
Chapter X: Agriculture - Land use 1990; Makeup of land use; State and collective
agriculture; Agricultural climate; Hydraulics; Labour & equipment -
materials and implements of agriculture; Crops; Rice and perennial industrial
crops; Livestock breeding; Main indicators of agricultural economy.
Chapter XI: Industry - General industry; Energy and fuel industry; Heavy
industry; Building materials industry; Foodstuff & rice industry - husking;
Light industry; Non-state industry; Forestry; Fishery.
Chapter XII: Communication, Transportation, Post & Telegraphy, Trade
- Communication network; Road transport & rail transport; Inland waterway
& seaway transport; Post & telegraphy; Domestic trade; Foreign trade.
Chapter XIII: General Economy - General Economy; Economic regions.
Chapter XIV: Education, Health Care, Culture and Sports - General education;
Middle vocational education and technical worker training; University education
and scientific research; Therapeutic establishment and medical personnel;
Results of public health activities; Culture - Sports; Tourism.