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Phu Quoc: Situated in the Gulf of Thai Land, Phu
quoc island is 45 km from Ha Tien, 120 km from Rach Gia by sea;
and it is a district of Kien Giang Province in Viet Nam. Phu
Quoc has a natural area of 593 sp km, with a population of over
75,000 peoples, a length of 50 km of which the widest area is 25
km, 99 hills going up and down.
Really, it is an island endowed with a great potentiality of
tourism, seafood, and well-known as the biggest island district
of Viet Nam, under the name a " Pearl of the Southern sea area".
Phu Quoc, an evergreen island: Taking a look from the airplane
to Phu Quoc jungles, people can comtemplate a variety of
resplendent green colours that mix altogether, creating a
splendid landscape. Phu Quoc is surrounded by the sea, but
thanks to its forests and woods, there are rivers, waterfalls,
streams, sweet water source. The jungles occupy 70% of the
island area with more that 500,000 ha, of which 9,500 is for
special use with rare and precious vegetation and animals.
According to incomplete statistics, animals in Phu Quoc contains
150 different species, 120 branches and 69 families. Recently,
two rare and precious species have been found: Wolf and White
monkey. One more interesting is that, all forestry ecosystems
existing in Viet Nam have als been found in Phu Quoc island.
Therefore, protection of Phu Quoc forest means maintaining for
Viet Nam a " Forest Museum".
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