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Đất đai Việt Nam rất màu mỡ.
Vietnam's land is very fertile.
"Đất nước" (land-water) = country/homeland — a beautifully poetic compound. "Đất" also appears in "đất trời" (earth and sky) and "trời đất ơi!" (a strong exclamation of surprise).