GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT VIETNAM

- Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

- National flag: The national flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is rectangular, with a width equal to two-thirds of its length, a red background, and a five-pointed yellow star in the middle.​

- National emblem: The national emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is circular, with a red background, a five-pointed yellow star in the middle, surrounded by rice ears, and below it is half a cogwheel and the words Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- National Day: September 2 (On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

- Geographical location: Located in Southeast Asia, bordering the People's Republic of China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the East Sea to the east.

- Area: 331,000 km2.

- Coastline length: 3,260 km.

- Climate: Tropical monsoon

- Capital: Hanoi

- Official language: Vietnamese

- Population: 100,987,686 million people (July 2024).

- Literacy rate: 98% (2023).

- Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND).

- GDP (nominal): 435 billion USD (2023).

- GDP per capita (nominal): 4,350 USD (2023).

- As of June 20, 2024, the country has 40,544 valid FDI projects with a total registered capital of 484.77 billion USD. The accumulated realized capital of foreign investment projects is estimated at about 308 billion USD, equal to 63.5% of the total registered investment capital in effect.

- Total export turnover of Vietnam: 354.7 billion USD (2023)

- Administrative units: 63 provinces and cities

- International airports: Cat Bi (Hai Phong), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Phu Bai (Thua Thien Hue), Da Nang (Da Nang City), Chu Lai (Quang Nam), Cam Ranh (Khanh Hoa), Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City) and Can Tho (Can Tho).

        (October 2024)