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A. GEOGRAPHY
1. Location: South East Asia.
North abuts on China, West abuts on Laos and Cambodia, East abuts on Pacific Ocean, and South abuts on Gulf of Thailand.
2. Its shape likes “S”
3. Area: 331,210.00 km2
4. Border length: 3,818 km
In which: 1,1281 km with China, 1,555 km with Laos and 982 km with Cambodia.
5. Shore length: 3,440 km
6. Climate: Monsoon Tropical Climate
- South: Two seasons – Rain and Dry
- North: Four seasons – Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

B. FACTS
1. Population: around  93.2 million (UN, 2015)
2. Ethnic groups: 54 groups including:
- Viet (kinh): 85-90%
- Chinese: 3%
- And the rest for Muong, Thai, Cham, Dao, Khmer, H’mong…
3. Major Language: Vietnamese (main language).
4. Foreign Language: English, French, Russian…
5. Major religion: Buddhism
6. Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN) 
7. Monetary unit: 1 dong = 100 xu
8. GDP per capita: US $1028.62 (World Bank, 2013) 
9. Internet domain: .vn 
10. International dialling code: +84

C. THE ADMINISTRATION
1. Capital: Hanoi
2. Large Cities: Hochiminh City, Haiphong, Danang, Cantho
3. Memberships: United nation, Asean, Apec...
4. A visit to Vietnam by US President Bill Clinton in November 2000 was presented as the culmination of American efforts to normalise relations with Vietnam.
5. On 16th October 2001, Vietnam signed Bilateral Trade Agreement with United States.
6. On 7th November 2006, Vietnam is member of the World Trade Organisation.

D. ECONOMY

1. General information: Since 1986, with the program of “Innovation” Vietnam has opened the "Door" to deal with other countries on the world and got some remarkable progress, especially in recent years when changing from Planned & Centralized Economy into Market Economy.
2. Export: Crude Oil, Agricultural Products (mostly is rice), Seafood, Coffee, Coal, Rubber, Garment, Shoes, Furniture, Ceramics, Silk, Handicraft…
3. Import: Steel, Machines and Equipments, Chemicals, Petrol, Fertilizers, Trucks, Cars, Materials…
4. Main Partners: EU, USA, Japan, S.Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong, China, Australia, South East Asia Countries.

Following are websites of Vietnamese Government Departments for your reference AND in case you want to get more information about Vietnam.

 1. Ministry of Planning & Investment. 
 2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 3. Ministry of Trade. 
 4. Ministry of Science and Technology. 
 5. Ministry of Finance. 
 6. Ministry of Cultural & Information. 
 7. Ministry of Industry. 
 8. Ministry of Agriculture. 
 9. Ministry of Construction. 
10. Ministry of Transport. 
11. Ministry of Health. 
12. Ministry of Aquiculture. 
13. The Bureau of Trade Promotion. 
14. General Department of Vietnam Customs. 
15. The Bureau of Environment. 
16. Port Authorities Association. 
17. Investment & Trade Promotion Center.
18. Vietnam Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security.