Việt Nam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
Flag Emblem
Motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc "Independence – Freedom – Happiness"
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca (English: "Army March")
Location of  Vietnam  (green) in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Capital	Hanoi 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.850°E / 21.033; 105.850
Largest city	Ho Chi Minh City
Official languages	Vietnamese
Ethnic groups	86.2% Vietnamese 53 minorities 1.9% Tay 1.7% Tai 1.5% Mường 1.4% Khơ me 1.1% Hoa 1.1% Nùng 1% Hmong 4.1% Others
Religion	73.2% Irreligious 12.2% Buddhism 8.3% Christianity 4.8% Caodaism 1.4% Hoahaoism 0.1% Other religions
Demonym	Vietnamese
Government	Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic
• President	Trần Đại Quang
• Prime Minister	Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
• Chairwoman of National Assembly	Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• Declaration	2 September 1945
• Geneva Accords	21 July 1954
• Reunification	2 July 1976
• Current constitution	28 November 2013
Area
• Total	332,698 km2 (128,455 sq mi) (65th)
• Water (%)	6.4
Population
• 2016 estimate	92,700,000 (14th)
• Density	276.03/km2 (714.9/sq mi) (46th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$590.077 billion (35th)
• Per capita	$6,377 (128th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$219.379 billion (47th)
• Per capita	$2,371 (129th)
Gini (2014)	37.6 medium
HDI (2014)	0.666 medium · 116th
Currency	đồng (₫) (VND)
Time zone	(UTC+7)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+84
ISO 3166 code	VN
Internet TLD	.vn

Coordinates: 16°10′N 107°50′E / 16.167°N 107.833°E / 16.167; 107.833

in ASEAN  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Vietnam (UK /ˌvjɛtˈnæm, -ˈnɑːm/, US ⁱ/ˌviːətˈnɑːm, -ˈnæm/;Vietnamese: Việt Nam [viət˨ nam˧]), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV; Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam ( listen)), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. With an estimated 92.7 million inhabitants as of 2016^[update], it is the world's 14th-most-populous country, and the ninth-most-populous Asian country. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, Thailand across the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, and the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia across the South China Sea to the east and southeast. Its capital city has been Hanoi since the reunification of North and South Vietnam in 1976.