| Vietnam Socialist Republic, basic data Last update date: May 1, 2017 | ||
| Country | Vietnam Socialist Republic | |
| Major cities | capital | Hanoi (Ha Noi) |
| Municipalities directly under the central government (5 cities) | Hanoi (Ha Noi), Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho | |
| Main character | Communist Party Secretary | Nguyen Phu Trong |
| Country president | Tran Dai Quang | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyen Xuan Phuc | |
| Speaker of parliament | Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan | |
| Deputy prime minister | Truong Hoa Binh | |
| Pham Binh Minh | ||
| Trinh Dinh Dung | ||
| Nguyen Duc Dam | ||
| political | Congress | Unicameral system |
| Number of seats | 500 seats | |
| Parliamentarian | Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan | |
| Political party | Communist Party | |
| Population-related | population | 89,756,758 people (estimated September 2013) |
| Population composition | 0-14 years 26.1% (2013 estimate) | |
| 15-64 years old 68.3% (2013 estimate) | ||
| 65 years old and over 5.6% (2013 estimate) | ||
| Population growth rate | 1.137% (2013 estimate) | |
| birthrate | 17.73 people per 1,000 people (2013 estimate) | |
| Death rate | 5.89 per 1,000 people (2013 estimate) | |
| At birth 1.113 / 1 (2013 estimate) | ||
| Under 15 years old 1.1 / 1 (estimated in 2013) | ||
| Gender ratio (male / female) | 15-64 years old 0.99 / 1 (2013 estimate) | |
| 65 years old and over 0.62 / 1 (2013 estimate) | ||
| Average 0.99 / 1 (estimated in 2013) | ||
| Infant mortality | Male: 22.64 people per 1000 people (2013 estimate) | |
| 21.84 per 1000 women (2010 estimate) | ||
| Average 22.64 people per 1000 people (2009 estimate) | ||
| Life expectancy | Male 69.24 years (2010 estimate) | |
| Female 74.45 years (2010 estimate) | ||
| Average 71.71 years (2010 estimate) | ||
| Literacy rate | Male 95.8% (2003) | |
| Women 92.3% (2003) | ||
| Average 94% (2003) | ||
| The number of children a woman has in her lifetime | 1.93 (2013 estimate) | |
| Number of people living with HIV / AIDS | 290,000 (2007) | |
| HIV / AIDS deaths | 24,000 (2007) | |
| Ethnic composition | Kin (Bet) 86.2%, Tai, Thai, Muon, Khmer, Chinese, Hmong, etc. | |
| religion | Buddhism, Christianity (mainly Catholic, part Protestant), Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Islam, etc. | |
| language | Vietnamese (official language), English, French, Chinese, Khmer, etc. | |
| National budget | revenue | $ 21.15 billion (2009) |
| Annual expenditure | $ 29.18 billion (2009) | |
| Trade | Export value | $ 56.98 billion (2009) |
| Major export items | Crude oil, sewing products, footwear, marine products, rice, wood products, Electronic products, coffee, natural rubber, coal … | |
| Major export destinations | America 21.43%, Japan 11.44%, Australia 4.43%, China 7.27% (2009) | |
| Import amount | $ 77.61 billion (2008) | |
| Major imported items | Machinery / equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, Cotton, grain, cement, bike … | |
| Major import destinations | China 21.3%, Singapore 11.7%, Japan 10.4%, South Korea 7.4%, Thailand 6.6% (2008) | |
| Foreign currency reserve | $ 23.18 billion (as of December 31, 2008) | |
| External debt balance | $ 23.09 billion (as of December 31, 2008) | |
| Amount of financial assistance received | $ 5.4 billion (2008 paid and free) | |
| By Yue Yu (Vietnamese Vietnamese) Amount of remittance | $ 8 billion (2008), $ 5.5 billion (2007), $ 4.5 billion (2006), $ 3.8 billion (2005) | |
| GDP | GDP (purchasing power parity) | $ 256.9 billion (2009) |
| Real GDP growth rate | 5.3% (2009) | |
| GDP per capita | $ 102.4 billion (2008) | |
| GDP industry composition ratio | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 21.3% (2009) | |
| Mining and construction industry 40% (2009) | ||
| Service industry 38.7% (2008) | ||
| investment | Foreign investment (FDI) amount | $ 64,011 million (2008, authorization basis, new And additional investment) |
| Electric power | Electricity production | 86,910 million Kwh (2009) |
| petroleum | Power consumption | 74.55 billion Kwh (2009) |
| gas | Oil production (Nissan) | 338,400 barrels (2009) |
| Oil consumption (per day) | 302,000 barrels (2009) | |
| Oil proven reserves | 4.7 billion barrels (as of January 1, 2009) | |
| Natural gas production | 7.9 billion cubic meters (2009) | |
| Natural gas consumption | 8.1 billion cubic meters (2009) | |
| Natural gas confirmed reserves | 192.5 billion cubic meters (as of January 1, 2009) | |
| Labor | Working population | 48.26 million (2009) |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% (2009) | |
| currency | currency | Vietnamese Dong (VND) |
| exchange | Exchange rate (VND = 1USD) | 17740 (2009), 16548 (2008), 16119 (2007), 15983 (2006), 15746 (2005), 15510 (2003), 15280 (2002), 14725 (2001), 14168 ( the year of 2000) |
| Inflation | 24.4% (2008), 7% (20009) | |
| communication | Number of fixed telephone contracts | 13 million cases (2008) |
| Number of mobile phone contracts | 58 million cases (2008) | |
| Internet users | 20.67 million (2008) | |
| traffic | Railway total extension | 2347km (2008) |
| Total road length | 256,000km (2009) | |
| Total length of waterway | 17,7022km (2008) | |
| Number of airports | 44 locations (2010) | |
| Military | Organization | People’s Army (Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard) |
| Military service obligation | 2 years from the age of 18 (2006) | |
| Conscription population | Male 16-49 years old 25.4 million 2395 (2010 estimate) | |
| Conscription-matching population | Male 16-49 years old, 2015 | |
| Military budget | N / A USD (2005) | |
| Percentage of GDP | 2.5% (2005) | |