Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam  (Vietnamese)
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
Ethnic groups	85.7% Vietnamese[n 1] 53 minorities 1.9% Tay 1.8% Tai 1.5% Mường 1.5% Khmer 1.2% Hmong 1.1% Nùng 5.3% Others
Religion	73.2% Folk or Irreligious 12.2% Buddhism 8.3% Christianity 4.8% Caodaism 1.4% Hoahaoism 0.1% Other religions[2]
Demonym(s)	Vietnamese
Government
• Party General Secretary	Tô Lâm
• President	Lương Cường
• Vice-President	Võ Thị Ánh Xuân
• Prime Minister	Phạm Minh Chính
• Chairman of National Assembly	Trần Thanh Mẫn
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• Independence declared from France	2 September 1945
• Geneva Accords	21 July 1954
• Reunification	2 July 1976[3]
Area
• Total	331,690 km2 (128,070 sq mi) (65th)
• Water (%)	6.38
Population
• 2021 estimate	97,468,029[4] (15th)
• Density	276.03/km2 (714.9/sq mi) (46th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$769.928 billion[5] (35th)
• Per capita	$8,063[5] (128th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$260.301 billion[5] (47th)
• Per capita	$2,726[5] (129th)
Gini (2014)	37.6[6] medium
HDI (2017)	0.694[7] medium · 115th
Currency	đồng (₫) (VND)
Time zone	UTC+7 (Vietnam Standard Time)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+84
ISO 3166 code	VN
Internet TLD	.vn

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is a country in Southeast Asia. The neighboring countries are Cambodia, China, and Laos. The capital is Hanoi. The most populous city is Ho Chi Minh City. There are about 99,497,680 people living in Vietnam.^[8] Vietnam was united under a communist government. In 1986, the government made economic and political changes that began Vietnam's path to be a part of the world economy.^[9] Since 2000, Vietnam's economic growth has been among "the highest in the world",^[9] and in 2011 it had the highest global growth generator index among 11 "major" economies.^[10]

1. ↑ Communist Party of Vietnam 2004. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCommunist_Party_of_Vietnam2004 (help)
2. ↑ Bielefeldt 2014. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBielefeldt2014 (help)
3. ↑ Jeffries 2007, p. 4. sfn error: no target: CITEREFJeffries2007 (help)
4. ↑ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. sfn error: no target: CITEREFUnited_Nations_Department_of_Economic_and_Social_Affairs (help)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} International Monetary Fund. sfn error: no target: CITEREFInternational_Monetary_Fund (help)
6. ↑ World Bank 2016a. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWorld_Bank2016a (help)
7. ↑ Human Development Report 2018, p. 23. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHuman_Development_Report2018 (help)
8. ↑ "Vietnam Population 1950-2023". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Vietnam's new-look economy". BBC News. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
10. ↑ Weisenthal, Joe (22 February 2011). "3G Countries". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 August 2011.