| Georgraphy |
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| Location |
Borders China, Laos, and Cambodia, as well as the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea. |
| Area |
331,689km2 (128,065 sq mi) |
| Climate |
Tropical and monsoonal; rainy season May to September; hot, dry season October to April. |
| Terrain |
Low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest. |
| Natural Resources |
Phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydro power. |
| People |
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| Population |
84,402,966 (July 2006 est.) |
Age Structure
(2006 est.) |
27% 0-14 years
67% 15-64 years
5.8% 65 years and over
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Median Age
(2006 est.) |
25.9 years (total)
24.8 (male)
27.1 (female)
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| Population Growth Rate |
1.02% (2006 est.) |
| Birth Rate |
16.86 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
| Death Rate |
6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Life Expectancy
(2006 est.) |
70.85 years (total)
68.05 years (male)
73.85 years (female)
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| Nationality |
Vietnamese |
| Literacy |
90.3% (total)
93.9% (male)
86.9% (female) |
| Government |
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| Government Type |
Communist State
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| Country Name |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam (conventional short form)
Viet Nam (local short form)
SRV (abbreviation)
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| Capital |
Ha Noi |
| Administrative Divisions |
59 provinces; municipalities Can Tho, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. |
| Independence |
September 2, 1945 (from France) |
| Legal System |
Based on communist legal theory and French civil law system. |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age |
| Economy |
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GDP
(2005 est.) |
$251.8 billion
$3,000 (per capita) |
| Labor Force |
44.39 million (2005 est.)
56.8% - agriculture
37% - industry
6.2% - services |
| Agriculture Products |
Paddy rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood. |
| Industries |
Food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, paper. |
| Export Commodities |
Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes. |
| Export Partners |
US 21.3%, Japan 13.4%, Australia 8.1%, China 7.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Germany 5.1% (2005) |
| Import Commodities |
Machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles. |
| Import Partners |
China 15.5%, Singapore 12.2%, Taiwan 11.3%, South Korea 10.7%, Japan 9.9%, Thailand 6.5% (2005). |
| Currency |
Dong |
| Currency Code |
VND |