Vietnam

Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Asia · South-Eastern Asia · Capital: Hanoi

Quick facts about Vietnam

Official name	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital	Hanoi
Continent & subregion	Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Population	100,352,192 people (world rank 16)
Area	331,212 km²
Density	303 people/km²
Share of world population	1.25% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$433.8 billion
Urbanisation	38.1% urban population
Life expectancy	74.6 years
Currency	Vietnamese đồng (₫) — VND
Languages	Vietnamese
Internet domain	`.vn`
Calling code	+84
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$4,323 · see world ranking
Internet Users	78.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.9 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	12.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	3.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	47% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Vietnam did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Cambodia China Laos

The geographic position is roughly 16.2°, 107.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.