| 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” |
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| Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca “Army March” (first verse) |
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| Capital | Hanoi 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.85°E / 21.033; 105.85 |
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| Largest city | Ho Chi Minh City | |||||
| Official language(s) | Vietnamese | |||||
| Official scripts | Vietnamese alphabet | |||||
| Demonym | Vietnamese | |||||
| Government | People’s republic,1 Communist single-party state |
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| – | President | Nguyễn Minh Triết | ||||
| – | Prime Minister | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng | ||||
| – | General Secretary of CPV | Nông Đức Mạnh | ||||
| – | Minister of Public Security | Lê Hồng Anh | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Vietnam | |||||
| Formation | ||||||
| – | Đại Việt | 1054 | ||||
| – | French annexation | 1853 to 1883 | ||||
| – | Independence from France | 2 September 1945 | ||||
| – | Reunification | 30 April 1975 | ||||
| – | Current constitution | 19 December 1980 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| – | Total | 331,690 km2 (65th) 128,527 sq mi |
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| – | Water (%) | 1.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| – | 1 April 2009 census | 85,789,573 (13th)[1] | ||||
| – | Density | 259/km2 (46th) 667/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| – | Total | $240.757 billion[2] (44th) | ||||
| – | Per capita | $2,793[2] (129th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| – | Total | $89.829 billion[2] (60th) | ||||
| – | Per capita | $1,042[2] (139th) | ||||
| Gini (2002) | 37 (medium) (59th) | |||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.725[3] (medium) (116th) | |||||
| Currency | đồng (₫) (VND) |
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| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC+7) | |||||
| – | Summer (DST) | No DST (UTC+7) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .vn | |||||
| Calling code | 84 | |||||
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| 1 | According to the official name and 1992 Constitution | |||||
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