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Vietnam
Last reviewed - 02 March 2012

Country information

Area: 331,689 km2
Population: 83 million
Capital City: Hanoi (population 3.5 million)
Largest City: Ho Chi Minh City (population 7.8 million)
People: Kinh Vietnamese 85%, plus 53 other ethnic groups
Languages: Vietnamese, minority languages
Religion(s): mainly Buddhism, also Catholicism, Protestantism, Cao Dai and Hoa Hao religions
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Major political parties: Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)
Government: Vietnam is a one-party communist state, led by a triumvirate of CPV General Secretary MrNguyen Phu Trong, State President Mr Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister: Mr Pham Binh Minh
Membership of international groupings/organisations: Vietnam is a member of the United Nations, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) current Chair, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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Travel Advice

Travel Advice: Vietnam
UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: Vietnam

Useful links

• BBC News Country Timeline: Vietnam

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