or An-nam, a large country in the south-eastern part of Asia, between China and the Gulf of Siam, 965 miles in length from north to south, with a breadth varying from about 85 miles to 400. It has a long, winding, and much indented sea-coast, affording many safe and commodious harbours. The view which the country presents from the sea is that of a varied landscape, composed of bold headlands, picturesque valleys, well-cultivated slopes, extensive downs and low plains, frequently terminating in sandhills, with a distant background of lofty mountains. Along the coast are numerous groups of islands. It is all comprised in one empire; but it is made up of three distinct territories, and part of a fourth, all formerly separate independent states, namely, Tonquin, Cochin-China, Champa, or Tsiampa, and the eastern part of Cambodia, or Camboja; which see.