GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $123.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $299.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $3,300 (US$) or (GBP)Capital: Hanoi
Population (Estimated July 2012): 91,519,289
Area: 331,212km2 or 127,882mi2
Currency: Dong (VND)
Official Language: Vietnamese
Political Information: Socialist Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 80.8% of the population have no religious beliefs, 9.3% are Buddhist, 6.7% are Catholic and 3.2% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Fan Si Pan at 3,142m or 10,308ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +7:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)
provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai
municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
Leaders: President Truong Tan Sang; Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
Additional: Gained independence from France on the 2nd of September 1945.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Vietnam (Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam))
