Vietnam Basic Information Update 2018

01 Jan 2019

By: B&Company Vietnam

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Last Updated: 25th June 2019


General


NationSocialist Republic of Vietnam
CapitalHanoi (2017 population 7.66 million)
Independence daySeptember 2nd 1945
PoliticsOne-party state (Communist State)
ArmyVietnam’s People Army
CurrencyVietnam Dong

Geography


LocationSoutheast Asia
Provinces5 municipalities and 58 provinces
Area331,230.8 km2
ClimateTropical and Monsoon
Time zoneGMT+7

Demography


Population (2018 July est)97.04 million
Density (2017 est)305 people/km2
Urban population (2017 est)32.2 million (33.6%)
Average age (2017)30.8
LanguagesVietnamese, English Minorities’ languages
Main languageVietnamese
Ethnicity54 Ethnic groups (Kinh (Viet) 85.7%)
Life expectancy at birth (2018)73.9 years old
HDI (2018)0.694

Economy


GDP (2017)5,119,892 billion VND (220.4 billion USD)
GDP Per capita (2017)160.287 million VND (6,900 USD)
GDP annual growth rate (2017)6.81%
CPI annual growth rate (2017)3.53%
Unemployment rate (2017)2.24%
Exchange rate (2018 April)1 USD=23,350 VND
1JPY=222.61 VND

 
Data Source:General Statistics Office, Vietcombank, Central Intelligence Agency

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