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VIETNAM
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
VN · VNM
REUNIFIED 1976
OVER 3,200 KM OF COASTLINE
POPULATION
101.0M
AREA
331,212 km²
CAPITAL
Hanoi
CURRENCY
VND
GDP / CAPITA
$4,300
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Fansipan, 3,147 m
LOWEST POINT
South China Sea, 0 m
COASTLINE
3,444 km
LAND BORDERS
4,616 km, 3 countries
TERRAIN
Low, flat river deltas in the north and south, with hills and densely forested highlands.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
21.03°N, 105.85°E
TIME ZONE
ICT, UTC+7 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Cambodia
China
Laos
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
One-party socialist republic
RELIGION
Predominantly folk religion & Buddhism; large unaffiliated share
LIFE EXPECTANCY
74 years
HDI
0.726 — High (rank 93)
LANGUAGES
VietnameseOFFICIAL
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Electronics assembly
Textiles & footwear
Agricultural processing
Steel
TOP EXPORTS
Electronics
Textiles & footwear
Machinery
Coffee
TOP IMPORTS
Electronics
Machinery
Fabric & textile inputs
LAND USE
Agricultural, 35%
Forest, 45%
Other, 20%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
42.7M
1970
53.7M
1980
66.0M
1990
79.0M
2000
87.4M
2010
96.6M
2020
100.9M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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