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general data of the country


 
General useful information
 
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
 
Nation and population
official name (short form): Viêt Nam
country code ISO: VN //; - FIPS: VM
location: Southeast Asia
time zone: +7 UT
surface (land) area: 331041 sq.km = 127816 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi
geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 23° N / South: 8° N / East: 109° E / West: 102° E
borders (land): Cambodia, Laos, China
borders (coastline): South China Sea
climate: north: relatively cool, south tropical
Government
independent since: 1945-09-02 ; 1954 ; 1976
type of government: republic
capital: Hà Nôi
administrative division: region (7) into province (50) + municipality (2) and capital (1)
Population
population according to the latest census (1989): 64411,713
total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 78773,873; or: 78523,000 /-; 2001: 79175,000; or: 79939,014
population density: 238 per sq.km = 616 per sq.mi
population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: ca 30 years
birth rate: 21 - 26 per 1000
death rate: 6 - 7 per 1000
fertility rate: 3 - 4 children per female
maternal mortality: 140 per 100,000
infant mortality (1-4 years): 38 per 1000
life expectancy: 69 years (male: 67; female: 72)
age breakdown: 0-14 years: 39% //; - 15-59 years: 54% //; - 60+ years: 7%
urbanisation: 20% //; - urbanisation growth: 3%
percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 21%
Ethnic composition, language, religion
ethnic groups: Vietnamese (Kinh) 87%; Hoa Chinese 2%; Meo 2%; Thai 2%; Khmer 1%; Muong 1%; Nung 1%; others: Man, Cham, Tay, Khome
languages: Vietnamese (official); Chinese, Tho, Khmer, Muong, Thai, Nung, Miao, Jarai, Rhadé, Hre, Bahnar, French, English
religious affiliation: Buddhist 67%; Roman Catholic 8%; Taoist, indigenous beliefs
Health
daily food intake: 2422 calories per capita
population with access to safe water: 56%
people per physician: 2283
people per hospital bed: 380
Education, literacy
school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 57%
school enrolment: secondary education: 42%
school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 3%
adult literacy: 94% (male: 96,5%; female: 91%)
 
Economy and infrastructure
 
Economy and trade
currency: dong = 10 hao = 100 xu
annual inflation rate: 15%
population below poverty line: 51%
Gross Domestic Product: USD 200 per capita
GNI USD 390 per capita //; - [ppp: 2000]
GDP growth: 6%
income: USD 300 per capita
import: USD 3924 per capita //; - export: USD 2985 per capita
trade: USD 60 per capita //; - or 96% of GDP
trade partners: SG FR JP CN
human development index: 0,682 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 101
female labour force: 49%
unemployment: 7%
tourism: 2 million
Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy
land use: arable land: 20% //; - grass land: 1% //; - wooded area: 30% //; - arid land and desert: %
agriculture: labour force: 68% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 42%
agricultural products: rice, sugarcane, cassava, cashew nuts, fish, potatoes, soybeans, coffee, tea, corn/maize
livestock (million): buffalo: 3 / cattle: 4 / goats: 0,5 / pigs: 20 / poultry: 112-137 / [ducks 60?]
fish catch: 1200000 - 1550000 metric tonnes
industry: labour force: 12% //; - part of industry in GDP: 25%
industrial products: cement, fish sauce, food processing, garments, shoes, chemical fertilizer
mining products: phosphate rock, gold, coal, oil, tin, zinc, iron, antimony, apatite, salt, bauxite, gas, manganese, chromate
CO2 emission per capita: 0,6
services: labour force: 21% //; - part of services in GDP: 33%
energy use (kg per capita): 454
electricity use (per capita): 252
annual water use (per capita): 414
Traffic, communication
road network: 85700, or 106048 km //; - of which paved: 26% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km
vehicles: 2,5 per 1000
railways: 2652 km //; - railways passenger/km: 2100
navigable inland waterways: 17702 km
ownership telephone: 11 - 27 per 1000
ownership radio receivers: 95 - 109 per 1000
ownership tv-sets: 47 - 182 per 1000
newspaper circulation: 8 per 1000
persons per post office:
personal computers: 9 per 1000
 
Some physical landmarks
 
mountains: Fan Si Pan 3143 m, P. Si Lung 3076, Phu Luong 2983, Lang Cung 2913
lowest point: sea level
lakes (natural): none, or unknown
lakes (artificial reservoirs): a few ones
lakes (deepest): unknown
rivers: Hong (Red River), Tien Giang (Mekong), Da Rang, Da (Black River) Ma, Ca, Chu
canals: none, or unknown
waterfalls: none, or unknown
caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest:
islands: Đao Phu Quôc, Côn Đao, Đao Bach Long Vi
deserts: none
other natural features:
 
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
 
other important features:
apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's
 
primary sources used for the general information:
BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks
particulars concerning population data:
 

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