Facts about Vietnam

Official name:
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.RV )

Only party:
Communist Party

Capital:
Hanoi (ca 1,3 mill. inhabitants)

Largest city:
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (6,5 mill. inhabitants)

Area:
329,560 km2

Borders:
Laos, China and Cambodia

Currency:
Vietnamese dong (VND)

Climate:
tropical in Hoi An

Ethnic groups:
54 official ethnic groups, amongst others: Thai, Khmer and Muong. Vietnamese (kinh) constitutes 86% of the population, Chinese 3%

Life expectancy at birth:
69 years

Official language:
Vietnamese (kinh)

Religion:
Buddhism (9,3 %), catholisism (6,7%), taoisme,
islam and hinduism

Literacy:
90,3% of population above 15 years of age (2002)

Population below poverty line:
19,5% (2004)

Temperature: