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Also Known As Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam • Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Pham Minh Chinh
Capital Hanoi
Population (2024 est.) 101,403,000
Head Of State President: Luong Cuong
Form Of Government socialist republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [500])
Official Language Vietnamese
Official Religion none
Official Name Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
Total Area (Sq Km) 331,345
Total Area (Sq Mi) 127,932
Monetary Unit dong (VND)
Population Rank (2023) 16
Population Projection 2030 103,196,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 792.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 306
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2022) 37.6% • Rural: (2022) 62.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 72.1 years • Female: (2023) 77.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2019) 97% • Female: (2019) 95%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 412,944
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 4,180

Did You Know?

  • In the United States, the war fought in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975 is known as the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, it is known as the American War.
  • The name of Vietnam was once spelled as two words (Viet Nam, coming from the Vietnamese for "southern Viet people"), but is now generally spelled as a single word.
  • Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is one of just five communist countries still in existence. The other four are China, Cuba, Laos, and North Korea.
  • Motorcycles have become so profilic in Vietnam that riders may be fined if caught by the police without a safety helmet.
  • Vietnam, although still a developing country, is progressing quickly with the goal of being a developed economy by 2020. It has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the developing world.

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