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General Information about Vietnam
- Official Name: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- National Flag: The National Flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is rectangular, its width is equal to two-thirds of its length, with a red background and a five-pointed gold star in the center.
- National Emblem: The National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is circular, with a red background, a five-pointed gold star in the center, surrounded by ears of rice, with half a cogwheel below and the inscription "Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam".
- National Day: September 2nd (On September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).
- Geographical Location: Located in Southeast Asia, bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the East Sea (Biển Đông) to the east.
- Area: 331,000 sq km (km²).
- Coastline Length: 3,260 km.
- Climate: Tropical monsoon
- Capital: Hanoi
- Official Language: Vietnamese
- Population: 96,208,984 (Data from 2019).
- Literacy Rate: 95.8% (Data from 2019).
- Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND).
- GDP (nominal): US$ 266.5 billion (Data from 2019).
- GDP per capita (nominal): US$ 2,776 (Data from 2019).
- Administrative Units: 63 provinces and municipalities
- 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 ).
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