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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
FlagEmblem
Motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
"Independence – Freedom – Happiness"
Anthem: 
United States Navy Band - Tiến Quân Ca.ogg
"Tiến Quân Ca"
"Army March" (first verse)
Location of  Vietnam  (green)in ASEAN  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Vietnam  (green)

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  —  [Legend]

CapitalHanoi
21°2′N105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.85°E / 21.033; 105.85
Largest cityHo Chi Minh City
Official language(s)Vietnamese
Official scriptsVietnamese alphabet
DemonymVietnamese
GovernmentNominally Marxist–Leninistsingle-party state
 - PresidentTrương Tấn Sang
 - Prime MinisterNguyễn Tấn Dũng
 - Chairman of National AssemblyNguyễn Sinh Hùng
 - Chief JusticeTrương Hòa Bình
 - General SecretaryNguyễn Phú Trọng
LegislatureNational Assembly
Formation
 - Independence from China938 
 - Independence from France2 September 1945 
 - Reunification2 July 1976[1] 
 - Current constitution15 April 1992 
Area
 - Total331,210 km2 (65th)
128,565 sq mi 
 - Water (%)6.4[2]
Population
 - 2012 estimate91,519,289[3] (13th)
 - Density259/km2 (46th)
668/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
 - Total$320.874 billion[4] 
 - Per capita$3,549[4] 
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
 - Total$135.411 billion[4] 
 - Per capita$1,498[4] 
Gini (2008)38[5] (medium) 
HDI (2011)increase 0.593[6] (medium) (128th)
Currencyđồng (₫)[7] (VND)
Time zoneICT (Indochina Time) UTC+7(UTC+7)
 - Summer (DST)No DST (UTC+7)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.vn
Calling code84
Map of the Indochina Peninsula, showing Vietnam and its neighbors.
1According to the official name and 1992 Constitution.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012

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