ANNAM

a French po e ion, three| ro; times as large as England and Wales, lying | se! 3 — east coast of Indo-China in| tir Asia. It is densely pop-|re _ lated, has s fertile soil, but, on account of | 7¢ Siemens’ ‘oak. gum trees, and dye-| ai gum trees, and dye- | di ' Woods are plentiful in the forests; sugar | Ex " ane, cotton, and indigo are grown; and/of the mines ace gold, iron, tin, rubies, and Hué, the chief town, was | m by the French as carly as 1801. | Vi ¥ ANNAPOLIS. (1) A sea-port of Nova | fe | Hees cagst ot agian S| cA of Maryland, U.S.A. Tis trode bas declined owing to the rise of | de Baltimore. of > [s. 46]