General information

Capital : Hanoi

Population : 76,000,000

Area : 128,000 sq mi, 332,000 sq km

Official languages : Vietnamese

Currency : dong = 100 xu

Main cities : Ho Chi Min, Da Nang

Government

Form : Communism

Independent : 1954

Head of state : President

Head of government : Prime Minister

National economy

Per capital income : $320

Agriculture : Rice, sugar,  sugar cane, sweet potatoes

Livestock : Cattle, pigs, chickens, buffalo

Mining : Coal, salt, phosphate rock

Industries : Cement, fertilizers, steel

Main exports : Coal, local crafts, rubber, pineapple

Trading partners : China , Russia , Japan