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Aliases: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam

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Geography
Area 331,210 km²
Continent Asia
Land area 310,070 km²
Water area 21,140 km²
Land boundaries 4,616 km
Border countries
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
Coastline 3,444 km
Mean elevation 398 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 3,144 m
People
Population 98,721,275
Official languages
  • Vietnamese
Religion Buddhist
Government
Long country name Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Short country name Vietnam
Long local name Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
Short local name Viet Nam
Former name Add
Government type Communist state
Capital Hanoi
Economy
GDP (PPP) 648,700,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 220,400,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 6.8 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 6,900 USD
Gross national saving 29 % of GDP
Labor force 54,800,000
Unemployment rate 2.2 %
Population below poverty line 8 %
Budget revenues 54,590,000,000 USD
Budget expenditures 69,370,000,000 USD
Military expenditures 2.3 % of GDP
Taxes and other revenues 24.8 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -6.7 % of GDP
Public debt 58.5 % of GDP
Inflation rate 3.5 %
Central bank discount rate 4.25 %
Commercial bank prime lending rate 7.07 %
Stock of narrow money 85,960,000,000 USD
Stock of broad money 85,960,000,000 USD
Stock of domestic credit 313,000,000,000 USD
Market value of publicly traded shares 156,700,000,000 USD
Current account balance 5,401,000,000 USD
Exports 214,100,000,000 USD
Imports 202,600,000,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 49,500,000,000 USD
External debt 96,580,000,000 USD
National currency dong
National currency (code) VND
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD 22

The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, Hmong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region.

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