Capital:
Hanoi
Area:
329,600 sq km/127,259 sq ml
Language:
Vietnamese, French, English, Khmer, Chinese
Currency:
Dong
Population:
81,624,716
Life expectancy:
62 (men), 66 (women)
Literacy rate:
90%
Religions:
Taoist, Buddhist, Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Mountains in the north and north west, tropical rainforest, Red River and Mekong deltas are the main centres of population
Ethnic distribution:
88% Vietnamese, 2% Chinese, 2% Khmer, many minority groups
Exports:
Rice, rubber, coal, iron, apatite, farm produce, livestock, fish
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