| About Viet Nam |
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Fast Facts |
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| OFFICIAL NAME |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| CAPITAL |
Ha Noi |
| POPULATION |
86,116,560 million |
| AREA |
128,066 sq. miles (331,688 km²) |
| GOVERNMENT |
Communist People’s Republic
President: Nguyễn Minh Triết
Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
| NATIONAL DAY |
Independence from France September 2, 1945 (recognized 1954). |
| LANGUAGES |
Vietnamese (official), plus several Mon-Khmer and Melayo-Polynesian local dialects. Second languages include English, French, Chinese, and Russian. |
| RELIGION |
Buddhism is the main religion but there are alsosizeable Taoist, Confucian, Caodaist, Hoa Hao, Muslim and Christian minorities. |
| GDP (PPP) (2008) |
Total: USD $262.5 billion (36th)
Per capita: USD $3,100 (123rd) |
| CURRENCY (June 2009) |
Dong (VND)
USD 1 = VND 17,800 (approx.)
EUR 1 = VND 25,500 (approx.) |
| TIME |
GMT +7 hours |
| ELECTRICITY |
220V 50Hz |
| COUNTRY CODE |
84 |
| MOTTO |
Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
"Independence - Freedom - Happiness" |
| FLAG |
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Key Industries and Grouwth |
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Strengths and Challenges |
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