Vietnam
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) or simply Viet Nam is a country in Southeast Asia. The neighboring countries of Vietnam are China, Laos and Cambodia. Vietnam is one of five countries that still have a communist government. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The biggest city is Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). There are about 99,497,680 people living in Vietnam.[9]
Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
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Motto: Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc "Independence – Freedom – Happiness" | |
Anthem: Tiến Quân Ca (English: "Army March") | |
Capital | Hanoi 21°2′N 105°51′E |
Largest city | Ho Chi Minh City |
National language | Vietnamese |
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Vietnamese |
Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic |
Nguyễn Phú Trọng | |
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (acting) | |
Võ Thị Ánh Xuân | |
Phạm Minh Chính | |
Vương Đình Huệ | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Formation | |
• Independence declared from France | 2 September 1945 |
21 July 1954 | |
• Reunification | 2 July 1976[3] |
• Current constitution | 28 November 2013[n 2] |
Area | |
• Total | 331,690 km2 (128,070 sq mi) (65th) |
• Water (%) | 6.38 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 97,468,029[5] (15th) |
• Density | 276.03/km2 (714.9/sq mi) (46th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $769.928 billion[6] (35th) |
• Per capita | $8,063[6] (128th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $260.301 billion[6] (47th) |
• Per capita | $2,726[6] (129th) |
Gini (2014) | 37.6[7] medium |
HDI (2017) | 0.694[8] 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 |
After the Japanese occupation in the 1945, the Vietnamese fought French colonial rule during the First Indochina War between the Viet Minh and the French. On 2 September 1945, Hồ Chí Minh declared Vietnam's independence from France under the new name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, but French colonialists tried to put down the independence movement. In 1954, the Vietnamese declared victory in Dien Bien Phu which took place between March and May 1954 and culminated in a major French defeat. Shortly after Vietnamese independence, Vietnam was divided into two political states, North Vietnam (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (officially the Republic of Vietnam). Conflicts between the two sides intensified in the so-called Vietnam War with strong influence from the US in South Vietnam. The war ended in 1975 with a North Vietnamese victory.
Vietnam was then united under a communist government. In 1986, the government made many economic and political changes that began Vietnam's path to be a part of the world economy.[10] By 2000, it had formed diplomatic relations with all nations. Since 2000, Vietnam's economic growth has been among the highest in the world,[10] and in 2011 it had the highest global growth generator index among 11 major economies.[11] Its successful economic reforms resulted in its becoming a member of the World Trade Organization in 2007. It is also a member of economic cooperation between Asia and the Pacific and the International de la Francophonie Organization.