Vietnam Basic Information Update 2018

01Jan2019

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Last Updated: 25th June 2019

General

Nation	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital	Hanoi (2017 population 7.66 million)
Independence day	September 2nd 1945
Politics	One-party state (Communist State)
Army	Vietnam’s People Army
Currency	Vietnam Dong

Geography

Location	Southeast Asia
Provinces	5 municipalities and 58 provinces
Area	331,230.8 km2
Climate	Tropical and Monsoon
Time zone	GMT+7

Demography

Population (2018 July est)	97.04 million
Density (2017 est)	305 people/km2
Urban population (2017 est)	32.2 million (33.6%)
Average age (2017)	30.8
Languages	Vietnamese, English Minorities’ languages
Main language	Vietnamese
Ethnicity	54 Ethnic groups (Kinh (Viet) 85.7%)
Life expectancy at birth (2018)	73.9 years old
HDI (2018)	0.694

Economy

GDP (2017)	5,119,892 billion VND (220.4 billion USD)
GDP Per capita (2017)	160.287 million VND (6,900 USD)
GDP annual growth rate (2017)	6.81%
CPI annual growth rate (2017)	3.53%
Unemployment rate (2017)	2.24%
Exchange rate (2018 April)	1 USD=23,350 VND 1JPY=222.61 VND

Data Source：General Statistics Office, Vietcombank, Central Intelligence Agency

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