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| Local Name |
Viêt Nam |
| Formal Name |
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam |
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Capital City |
Hanoi |
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Population |
78,773,873 |
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Largest cities (1992
est.) |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 3,015,743;
Hanoi, 1,073,760. Other large cities (1989): Haiphong, 456,049; Da Nang,
370,670; Nha Trang, 213,687; Qui Nho'n, 160,091; Hué 211,085 |
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Area (sq. km) |
331,690 |
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Currency |
Vietnamese
Dong |
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Languages |
Vietnamese, Chinese |
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Religions |
Buddhist, Roman Catholic |
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Ethinicity/race |
Vietnamese 85%–90%,
Chinese 3%, Muong, Thai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham |
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Literacy rate |
94% (1995) |
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GDP (US$) |
$134.8 billion |
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GDP per capita |
$1,770 |
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Real
growth rate |
4% (1998 est.) |
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Inflation
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9% (1998 est.) |
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Arable
land |
17% |
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Agriculture
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paddy rice, corn,
potatoes, rubber, soybeans, coffee, tea, bananas, poultry, pigs,
fish |
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Natural resources |
phosphates, forests, coal. |
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Labor
force |
32.7 million:
agriculture, 65%; industry and services, 35% (1990
est.). |
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Unemployment |
25%
(1995 est.). |
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Industries
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food processing,
garments, shoes, machine building, mining, cement, chemical
fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel, paper |
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Exports
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$9.4 billion (f.o.b.,
1998 est.): crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea,
garments, shoes. |
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Imports
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$11.4 billion (f.o.b.,
1998 est.): machinery and equipment, petroleum products,
fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles |
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Major
trading partners |
Japan, Germany,
Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France, South Korea. |
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Imports
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$133.9 billion (1997 est.): aircraft, petroleum, chemicals,
foodstuffs. |
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Major
trading partners |
Malaysia, U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand,
Taiwan, South Korea. |
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