Country Reports

Some Facts Vietnam

One of South-East Asia's fastest growing economies

Country name	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Government type	Communist State
Capital	Hanoi
Largest city	Ho Chi Minh City
Independence	2 September 1945 (from France)
National holiday	Independence Day, 2 September (1945)
Area	329,247 sq km (127,123 sq miles)
Location	Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Land Borders	Cambodia, China, and Laos
Coastline	3,444 km (excl. the islands)
Population	89 million (UN, 2010)
Nationality	Vietnamese
Languages	Vietnamese (official language), English (second language), French, Chinese, and Khmer. In addition, the mountain area languages; Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian.
Composition of population	Kinh (Vietnamese) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1% (others 4.1%)
Major religion	Buddhism
Highest peak	Fan Si Pan (3,144 m)
Climate	In the south; tropical climate. In the north; monsoonal climate with hot and rainy season (from May to September) and warm, dry season (from October to March)
Time zone	Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +7 hours
Currency	1 dong (VND) = 100 xu
Telephone	+84
Internet domain	.vn
GNI per capita	US $3,250 (World Bank, 2011)
Natural resources	Bauxite, chromate, coal, forests, hydropower, manganese, offshore oil and gas deposits, phosphates
Agriculture products	Coffee, fish crude oil, marine products, rice, tea
Industries	Cement, chemical fertilizer, clothing, coal, steel, food processing, footwear, garments, glass, machine building, marine products, petroleum, mining, paper, rubber, tires