Area 331,689 sq km (128,065 sq mi)
Poplation 81,625,000
Capital city Hanoi (1,074,000)
Government Socialist republic
Ethnic Groups: Vietnamese 87%, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, Mountain groups
Language Vietnamese (official), English, Chinese
Religions Buddhism, Christianity, indigenous beliefs
Currency Dong = 10 hao = 100 xu

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam occupies an S-shaped strip of land facing the south China Sea in South-east Asia.

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