Population

86 Million

Language

Vietnamese; however French, English, Russian and Chinese are spoken

Climate

Tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)

Country Area

Roughly 1.5 times the size of the State of Victoria

Population

18.6 Million

Language

Shanghainese (Shanghai dialect) of Mandarin Chinese are spoken

Climate

Temperatures  in spring can be as high as 30 degrees and you are likely to get less rain in the autumn months. Summer months (July and August) can be  hot with temperatures above 95°F (35°C) and 80 percent humidity. In winter, evening temperatures often drop below zero (32°F).

Country Area

Similar geographical size to Brisbane, Queensland.

Population

1300 Million

Language

Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou)

Climate

Extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north

Country Area

Same size as Canada

Population

1140 Million

Language

Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; English is the language for national, political, and commercial communication; there are 21 other official languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanscrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely in northern India although not an official language

Climate

Highly diverse, tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north.

Country Area

Just over one third of the US