Vietnam

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Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a population of over 102 million, it is the world's 16th-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west; it lies along the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east, where it has shared and disputed maritime borders with other countries. Its capital is Hanoi, while its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City.

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Capital

Hanoi

Population

96,208,984

Area

331,690 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Communist party-led state

Currency

Vietnamese đồng

Languages

Chinese, And Khmer; mountain-area languages

Sells

broadcasting equipment, garments, integrated circuits, machine parts

Sells to

USA 28%, China 20%, Japan 6%

Land borders

3: People's Republic of China, Cambodia, Laos

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+84

Founded

1976

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Chinese

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And Khmer; mountain-area languages

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

rice
vegetables
sugarcane
cassava
maize
pork

Largest cities

Ho Chi Minh City	14,002,598
Hanoi capital	8,053,663
Haiphong	2,625,200
Cần Thơ	1,507,187
Huế	1,380,000

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Vietnam War1955–1975 Cambodian-Vietnamese War1978–1989 Sino-Vietnamese War1979 Cambodian–Vietnamese War1977–1991 Indochina Wars1946–1989 Third Indochina War1975–1991 Vietnamese–Laotian War of 1467–14801467–1480 Song-Lý War1075–1077

Form of government

Communist party-led state.

republic one-party state unitary state

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Vietnamese đồng

Belief

Buddhism Catholicism Hòa Hảo Protestantism Caodaism

Belongs to

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association ASEAN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development COMECON World Health Organization World Trade Organization Interpol

Climate and geography

tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Fansipan

Landmarks and landscapes

Ha Long Bay Hoi An Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (3)

People's Republic of China

Cambodia

Laos

In charge right now

Tô Lâm Head of state

Phạm Minh Chính Head of government

Figures from its history

Ho Chi Minh Founding leader Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945.

Vo Nguyen Giap General who won at Dien Bien Phu Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician.

Trung Sisters Led the revolt against Han rule The Trưng sisters, Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị,, known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng or simply Hai Bà, c. 14 – c. 43), were Lạc Việt military leaders who ruled for three years after commanding a rebellion in AD 40 against the first Chinese domination of Vietnam.