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The Vietnamese government recognizes more than 50 ethnic groups. Of these the ethnic Vietnamese, or the Viet, is the largest group, accounting for about 86% of the nation's population. The ethnic Vietnamese inhabit little less than half of Vietnam, while the ethnic minorities inhabit the rest. The ethnic Vietnamese live in the lowlands and speak the Vietnamese language which is the official language of the country. This group dominates much of the cultural and political landscape of Vietnam.
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Children from a village in Central Highlands | 
Family from a village in Central Highlands | 
Children playing |
Girl and boy at their home in Central Highlands | 
Boys in wartorn house in Central Highlands | 
Vietnamese women at the market |
Women wearing conical hats | 
Boys on a boat in Halong Bay |
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