| Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam |
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Motto: Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
"Independence - Freedom - Happiness" |
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca
"Army March" (first verse)
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| Capital | Hanoi
21°02′ a. k. 105°51′ sh. b. / 21.033° a. k. 105.850° sh. b. / 21.033; 105.850 (G) (O) (Я)
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| Largest city |
Ho Chi Minh City |
| Official languages |
Vietnamese |
| Official scripts |
Vietnamese alphabet |
| Demonym |
Vietnamese
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| Government |
Socialist republic,1
Single party communist state |
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President |
Nguyễn Minh Triết |
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Prime Minister |
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng |
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General Secretary of CPV |
Nông Đức Mạnh |
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Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam |
Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Legislature |
National Assembly of Vietnam |
| Formation |
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Đại Việt |
1054 |
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French annexation |
1853 to 1883 |
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Independence from France |
2 September 1945 |
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Reunification |
30 April 1975 |
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Current constitution |
15 April 1992 |
| Area |
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Total |
331,690 km2 (65th)
128,527 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
1.3 |
| Population |
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1 April 2009 census |
85,789,573 (13th)[1] |
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Density |
259/km2 (46th)
667/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2009 estimate |
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Total |
$256.584 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$2,942[2] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2009 estimate |
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Total |
$92.439 billion[2] |
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Per capita |
$1,060[2] |
| Gini (2002) |
37 (medium) (59th) |
| HDI (2007) |
Úlgi:İncrease 0.725[3] (medium) (116th) |
| Currency |
đồng (₫) (VND) |
| Time zone |
UTC+7 (UTC+7) |
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Summer (DST) |
No DST (UTC+7) |
| Drives on the |
right |
| Internet TLD |
.vn |
| Calling code |
84 |
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| Úlgi:Lower |
According to the official name and 1992 Constitution. |
