Vietnam (German Heritage)

Vietnam (: Việt Nam), officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), is the easternmost country on the. With an estimated 94.6 million inhabitants as of 2016, it is the 15th most populous country in the world. Vietnam shares its land borders with to the north, and,  and  to the west. It shares its maritime borders with the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Its capital city is, while its most populous city is.

Since the economic reforms of of the, Vietnam has enjoyed a high GDP growth rate, consistently ranked among the fastest-growing countries in the world, although it faces challenges including poverty, corruption and inadequate social welfare. By 2010, Vietnam had established diplomatic relations with 178 countries. It is a member of the LUN, ASEAN, APEC, WTO and the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

History
As the erupted in March 1919, the fragile French order in  began to collapse. The  was incredibly unpopular with the Vietnamese people and seen as nothing but a French puppet. As a result, as soon as French authority began to stagger, Khải Định was overthrown. In the northern city of, the Provisional Republican Council was established with Nationalist as Chairman of the Assembly, which was made up of a coalition of nationalists, socialists and. The PRC was influenced by ideals,  and, and paved the way for a constitution and an elected assembly. The revolt soon spread like wildfire across the country, culminating at the imperial city in. Royalist forces loyal to the engaged in street brawls with peasant and communist armies. By December of 1919, the Imperial State had finally been abolished, and by 1922, the constitution had been created, leading to the official founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
 * “Enshrined hereby, are the principles of democracy, of equality, of national unity and the Vietnamese Culture and Language....[Vietnam] is to be governed by a method of parliamentary democracy, wherein the members of the National Assembly are democratically and freely elected for four-year terms...” - Excerpts from the National Constitution.

In 1925, the first election was held, and resulted in a victory for the (VNQDĐ). The VNQDD modelled itself on 's Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang or KMT, later led by Chiang Kai-shek), even down to copying the "Nationalist Party" designation. It relied ideologically on Súns (nationalism, people's welfare and human rights). The Nationalists worked on basic and moderate socialist ideals, and reversed years of Imperial and French class domination. In 1925, the Imperial Act was passed, expelling “every enemy of the people”, such as former princes.

As started after the Soviet invasion of Eastern Europe, Vietnam was divided on how to react. The Communists, led by Ho Chi Minh, favoured a full entry on the side of the, while the Nationalists opposed any intervention.

Politics
 (VNQDĐ) is a political party that advocates  and, along with a  and  course. Founded by Students in 1924, it modelled itself on the Republic of China's (the same 3 characters in chữ Hán: 國民黨) the VNQDD gained a following among northerners, particularly teachers and intellectuals. Successive electoral failures led to the VNQDD broadening its positions to a more democratic ideology.