Quick Data on Vietnam
Short Name | Vietnam |
Capital | Hanoi |
Long Name | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Country Code | VM |
Continent | Southeast Asia |
Total Area | 331,210 sq km |
Population | 98,721,275 |
Language | Vietnamese |
Nationality | Vietnamese (singular and plural) |
Geography of Vietnam
As a country in East Asia/Southeast Asia, with coordinates at 16 10 N, 107 50 E, Vietnam neighbors Cambodia 1158 km, China 1297 km, Laos 2161 km. The terrain in Vietnam is described as low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest, with an average elevation point of 398 m. The climate of Vietnam: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March).
Surface Total | 331,210 sq km |
Land Surface | 310,070 sq km |
Water Surface | 21,140 sq km |
Land Boundaries | 4,616 km |
Neighbor Countries | Cambodia 1158 km, China 1297 km, Laos 2161 km |
Coastline | 3,444 km |
Lowest Elevation Point | South China Sea 0 m |
Highest Elevation Point | Fan Si Pan 3,144 m |
Resources of Vietnam
The country enjoys many types of natural resources, with the main ones being antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land. The agricultural land occupies 34.80% of Vietnam, while the land covered with forests is estimated at 45.00%.
Percent of Total Land | Surface Sq km | Data | |
Agricultural Land | 34.80% | 107,904 sq km | 2011 est. |
Irrigated Land | 46,000 sq km | 2012 | |
Forest Land | 45.00% | 139,532 sq km | 2011 est. |
Other Land | 20.20% | 62,634 sq km | 2011 est. |
Population of Vietnam
The population of the country is estimated at 98,721,275 people, with the biggest urban area having 8.602 million Ho Chi Minh City, 4.678 million HANOI (capital), 1.618 million Can Tho, 1.300 million Hai Phong, 1.125 million Da Nang, 1.013 million Bien Hoa (2020). Known as Vietnamese (singular and plural), the people from Vietnam come from diversified ethnic groups such as Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3% (2009 est.). The official language is Vietnamese. Religions: Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%, none 81.8% (2009 est.).
Population | 98,721,275 |
Nationality | Vietnamese (singular and plural) |
Official Language | Vietnamese |
Other Languages | Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
Birth Rate | 14.5 births / 1000 population (2020 est.) |
Death Rate | 6 deaths / 1000 population (2020 est.) |
Urban Population | 37.30% of total population (2020) |
Physicians Density | 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2016) |
Hospital Beds Density | 2.6 beds/1,000 population (2014) |
Governing Type of Vietnam
Vietnam is a communist state. The legal system makes use of civil law system; note – the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law.
Governing Type | communist state |
Citizenship by Birth | no |
Citizenship by Descent | at least one parent must be a citizen of Vietnam |
Dual Citizenship | no |
Residency Requirement for Naturalization | 5 years |
Suffrage Vote | 18 years of age; universal |
Economy of Vietnam
From a population total of 98,721,275, the labor force is 54.8 million (2017 est.). The main products in agriculture are: rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; pork; poultry; seafood. Among the main industries considerable for the economy are: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones. Its exports cover clothes, shoes, electronics, seafood, crude oil, rice, coffee, wooden products, machinery. The main import products are: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, steel products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, electronics, plastics, automobiles.
Exports | $214.1 billion (2017 est.) |
Imports | $202.6 billion (2017 est.) |
Export Partners | US 20.1%, China 14.5%, Japan 8%, South Korea 6.8% (2017) |
Import Partners | China 25.8%, South Korea 20.5%, Japan 7.8%, Thailand 4.9% (2017) |
GDP / Capita | $6,900 (2017 est.) |
Electricity Production | 158.2 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electrification Rate | population without electricity: 1 million (2017) |
Internet Users | 49,741,000 |
Internet Penetration Rate | 52.70% (July 2016 est.) |
For latest imports and exports data we recommend checking the website for the National Bank of Vietnam, statistics sectio