Full Name

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Land Area (sq km)

325,360

Population Size

86,116,560

Population Density

264.68

Year of Independence

1945

GDP per capita ($US)

2,900

HDI

105

Age Structure

0-14 years: 25.6%

15-64 years: 68.6%

65 years and over: 5.8%

Ethnic Groups

Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1% Hmong 1%, others 4.1%

Languages

Vietnamese (official), English, French, Chinese and Khmer

Religion

Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, others 3.2%, none 80.8%