Area: 329,566 sq km
Population: 81.62 million
Capital City: Hanoi (pop 3.5 million)
People: 84% ethnic Vietnamese, 2% ethnic Chinese, also
Khmers, Chams (a remnant of the once-great Indianised
Champa Kingdom) and members of over 50 ethnolinguistic
groups.
Language: Vietnamese, Russian, French, Chinese, English
Religion: Buddhism is the principal religion but there are
also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Caodaists,
Muslim and Christian minorities
Government: Communist state
Head of State: President Tran Duc Luong
Head of Government: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
GDP: US$24 billion
GDP per capita: US$300
Annual Growth: 8%
Inflation: 8%
Major Industries: Rice, rubber, food processing, sugar,
textiles, chemicals
Major Trading Partners: China, Singapore, South Korea,
Japan, Taiwan
