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
