Vietnam Fast Facts

Vietnam Fast Facts

Location: South East Asia
Full country name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Area: 329,566 sq. km (128, 527 square miles).
Population: Over 83 million (Growth Rate 1.2%).
Capital city: Hanoi (population 4 million).

People: 85% ethnic Vietnamese, 3% ethnic Chinese, also Khmer, Cham (a remnant of the once great Indianised Champa Kingdom) and members of some 55 ethno-linguistic groups.

Languages: Vietnamese, French, Chinese, English and a variety of Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian local dialects.

Religions: Buddhism is the principal religion but there are also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Muslim and Christian minorities.

President: Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet.

Prime Minister: Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung