Vietnam Facts Sheet

Geography

• Geographic coordinates: 16 10 N, 107 50 E
• Total area: 331,210 km², half the size of Alaska, U.S.
• Country size comparison to the world: 66^th
• Total land mass: 310,070 km²
• Total water mass: 21,140 km²
• Coastline: 3,444 km
• Total land boundaries: 4,639km
• Border countries: Cambodia 1,228km, China 1,281km, Laos 2,130km
• Time: GMT +7 hours
• Regions: 58 provinces, 5 municipalities
• Lowest point: East Sea at 0m
• Highest point: Mount Fansipan at 3,144m
• Natural resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower
• Natural hazards: occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding
• Geographical note: extending 1,650km from north to south, the country is only 50km across its narrowest point.

Population

• Nationality Noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
• Adjective: Vietnamese
• Total Population: ~92 million (2015 est.)
• Major cities - population: Hanoi (Capital) ~7 million (2015 est.); Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC or Saigon): ~8 million (2015 est.); Haiphong: ~ 1.9 million; Danang: ~ 1.1 million
• Population comparison to the world: 14
• Population from age of 0 - 14: 24.1%
• Population from age of 15 - 64: 70.8%
• Population over age of 65: 5.8%
• Population below 30 years: 65%
• Population growth rate: 0,97%
• Population below poverty line: 11.3% (2015 est.)
• Literacy: 95%
• Life expectancy: ~74 years
• Minorities: 54 ethnic groups
• Ethnic groups: Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, others 5.3%
   

Economy

• GDP: ~USD200.4 billion (2015 est.)
• GDP comparison to the world: 55
• GDP growth rate: 6.83% (2015 est)
• GDP per capita: USD5,587 (2015 est)
• GDP per capita comparison to the world: 141
• Labour force: ~54 million
• Unemployment rate: ~2.4%
• Minimum wage in urban Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City: VND3.1 million / month
• Currency: Vietnam Dong
• Inflation rate: 1.67% (2015 est)
• Inflation comparison to the world: 187
• Imports: USD146.7 billion (2015 est.)
• Main imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum products, steel products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, electronics, plastics, automobiles
• Exports: USD144.1 billion (2015 est.)
• Main exports: clothes, shoes, marine products, crude oil, electronics, wooden products, rice, machinery, coffee, pepper, seafood
• Industrial production growth rate: 9.7%
• National debt: ~USD106.3 billion (2015 est.)
• Member of WTO: Since 2007

Government

• Capital: Hanoi
• Independence: 2 September 1945
• Constitution: 28 November 2013
• Ruling Party: Communist Party of Vietnam
• Governance: Political Bureau (14 members) Central Committee of the Party (125 members), National Assembly (500 members)
• Prime Minister: Nguyen Tan Dung (since 27 June 2006) 

Misc.

• Land line telephones: 9.57 million
• Mobile/cellular telephones: 128.3 million
• Comparison to the world: 17
• Internet country code: .vn
• Internet users: 39.8 million
• Paved runway airports: 46
• Railways: 2,632 km
• Roadways: 258,200 km
• Waterways: 47,650 km
• Ports and terminals: Cam Pha Port, Danang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu My, Quy Nhon