Vietnam
| Capital: | Hanoi |
| Largest City: | Ho Chi Minh City (7,800,000) |
| Government type: | Single-party communist state, led by a triumvirate of CPV General Secretary, State President and Prime Minister |
| Population: | 87,400,000 (Source: UN 2007) |
| Languages: | Vietnamese, Cantonese, Wu and other dialects |
| Official Currency: | Dong Currency Exchange Rates |
| Climate: | four seasons in the mountainous north region to annual tropical temperatures in the lush south. |
| Independence Day: | 1 October 1949 |
| Religion: | Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Cao Dai and Hoa Hao |
| Area: | total: 331,689 sq km |
| Country Dial Code: | 84 |
