Vietnam
country in Southeast Asia
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Vietnam is a country in Asia [1] with its capital in Hanoi [2]. The official language is Vietnamese [3], and the currency used is the Vietnamese đồng [2]. The population was recorded at 96.2 million in 2019 [4], and the total area is 332,000 square kilometers . Vietnam operates under the time zones UTC+07:00 and Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh [5].
World Factbook
CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia
Climate
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Terrain
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
Natural resources
antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Catholic 6.1%, Buddhist 5.8%, Protestant 1%, other 0.8%, none 86.3% (2019 est.)
Government
Government type
communist party-led state
Independence
2 September 1945 (from France)
National holiday
Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)
Legal system
civil law system with European influences
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.456 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$14,400 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
7.1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.6% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
1.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 28%, China 20%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 4%, Germany 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 49%, Singapore 6%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 5%, Taiwan 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Vietnamese people[3], Tay people[4], Thai people[5], Muong people[6], Khmer people[7], Hmong people[8], Nùng people[9], Hoa people[10]
- Religion or worldview: Buddhism[11], Catholicism[12], Protestantism[13], Caodaism[14], Hòa Hảo[15]
- Country: Vietnam[16]
- Head of government: Phạm Minh Chính[17]
- Continent: Asia[18]
- Instance of: communist state[19], country[20]
- Head of state: Tô Lâm[21]
- Capital: Hanoi[22]
- Official language: Vietnamese[23]
- Currency: Vietnamese đồng[24]
- Shares border with: People's Republic of China[25], Cambodia[26], Laos[27]
- Top-level Internet domain: .vn[28]
- Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca[29]
- Basic form of government: unitary state[30], one-party state[31], republic[32]
- Named after: Nanyue[33]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bắc Ninh[34], Hưng Yên[35], Ninh Bình[36], Hanoi[37], Haiphong[38], Hà Tĩnh[39], Nghệ An[40], Quảng Trị[41], Thanh Hóa[42], Huế[43], Cao Bằng[44], Lạng Sơn[45], Lào Cai[46], Phú Thọ[47]
- Follows: Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam[48], North Vietnam[49]
- Flag: flag of Vietnam[50]
- Legislative body: National Assembly of Vietnam[51]
- Executive body: Government of Vietnam[52]
- Highest judicial authority: Supreme People's Court of Vietnam[53]
- Party chief representative: Tô Lâm[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Vietnam include CIVETS[55], an acronym[56], in Colombia[57].
Why It Matters
Vietnam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Vietnam is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Vietnam include CIVETS[55], an acronym[56], in Colombia[57].