Vietnam

Area: 329 560 km²

Population: 85 262 356 (2007)

Population density: 258.7 pers./km²

Capital: Hanoi

Government type: Socialistic republic

Official language: Vietnamese

Ethnic groups: Vietnamese 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, other 4.1%

Religion: Buddhist 9.3%, Roman Catholic 6.7%, Hao Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8%

Currency: Vietnamese dong (VND)

Time zone: UTC+7

Administrative divisions: Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and 5 municipalities

Highest point: Fan Si Pan 3 144 m

Longest river: Red River (Hong) 1 183 km

Largest cities: Ho Chi Min, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Bien Hoa

Calling code: +84

Internet TLD: .vn