Vietnam
Official name: |
Vietnam |
Capital City: |
Hanoi |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
84 |
Population: |
73,976,973 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 new dong (D) = 100 xu |
Spoken Languages: |
Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 3, Feb 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, Apr 12, 30, May 1, 2, 3, Sep 2 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: crude oil, rice, marine products, coffee, rubber, tea, and garments |
Partners: Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, France, South Korea Major Imports: |
Commodities: petroleum products, machinery and equipment, steel products, fertilizer, raw cotton, grain |
Partners: Singapore, South Korea, Japan, France, Hong Kong, Taiwan Total Export: |
$5.3 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) |
Total Import: |
$7.5 billion (f.o.b., 1995 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$97 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$1,300 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
93.7% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.57% (1996 est.) |
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