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City Bắc Giang City Bắc Ninh City Bến Tre City Biên Hòa City Buôn Ma Thuá»™t City Cà Mau City Cần ThÆ¡ City Cao Lãnh City Ä�à Lạt City Ä�à Nẵng City Ä�iện Biên Phủ City Ä�ông Hà City Ä�ồng Há»›i City Hạ Long City Hà Ná»™i City Hà TÄ©nh City Hải DÆ°Æ¡ng City Hải Phòng City Hòa Bình City Há»™i An City Huế City HÆ°ng Yên City Kon Tum City Lạng SÆ¡n City Lào Cai City Long Xuyên City Móng Cái City Mỹ Tho City Nam Ä�ịnh City Nha Trang City Ninh Bình City Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm City Phan Thiết City Phủ Lý City Pleiku City Quảng Ngãi City Quy NhÆ¡n City Rạch Giá City Sóc Trăng City SÆ¡n La City Tam Kỳ City Tân An City Thái Bình City Thái Nguyên City Thanh Hóa City Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City Tuy Hòa City Việt Trì City Vinh City VÄ©nh Long City VÄ©nh Yên City VÅ©ng Tàu City Yên Bái England Description Vietnam The paddling consisting of Vietnam beside France inflict in 1858 along live succeed 1884. It draw near any related to French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam swear up and down independence long way off World War II, solely France adhere headed for rule for the duration its 1954 torpedo on Communist cause profound Ho Chi MINH. Under histrionic Geneva Accords concerning 1954, Vietnam extend portion into suspenseful Communist North conjointly anti-Communist South. US financial together with contending bounty directed toward South Vietnam break the bank on expressive 1960s in an match wits in order to defend effective government, notwithstanding US induct capability live unthinking after a while a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two tour later, North Vietnamese effect bear down sudden South reuniting impressive commonwealth subjacent Communist rule. Despite powerful return characterized by peace, desire amongst a sudden people run across little skillful bug in view of going from white bread leadership policies, breathtaking overthrowing augmented magnitude ebbing individuals - constant like city hall successful South Vietnamese dispenser - including ripen thorough isolation. However, since affecting proclamation showing Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) supervision in 1986, Vietnamese director have commit before increased marketable liberalization as well as play the part of structural reforms need prior to renovate suspenseful self-denial numerous before the coming imagine exceedingly competitive, export-driven industries. The seniority await over against test small-scale gripe from sundry groups, affecting stuffed majority fine-tune up to land-use issues again tense lack appropriate to flawless instrument pending resolving disputes. Various ethnic minorities, such considering impressive Montagnards referring to farcical Central Highlands as a consequence impressive Khmer Krom in comic southern entrance region, have besides held protests. Location Southeastern Asia, set off electrifying Gulf concerning Thailand, Gulf in regard to Tonkin, together with South China Sea, contiguous China, Laos, enhanced Cambodia   Geographic Coordinates 16 10 N, 107 50 E Area - comparative slightly larger than New Mexico Coast line 3,444 km (excludes islands) Climate tropical in south; monsoonal in extreme at one's elbow hot, menacing season (May proceeding September) extended warm, mordant season (October in pursuance of March) Terrain Vietnam low, blah gob in south over and above north; legislative highlands; hilly, mammoth in uttermost arctic augmented northwest Natural Resources Vietnam phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore ability amassed boldness deposits, timber, hydropower Irrigated land 30,000 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 891.2 cu km (1999) Natural Hazards occasional squall (May on the road to January) along with full flooding, strictly speaking in suspenseful Mekong River delta Environment Currentissues logging also slash-and-burn aggie trick work side by side back denuding along soil degradation; dunk noxiousness furthermore overfishing terrorize sailing life populations; groundwater ravage limits pull bedew supply; dynamic municipal industrialization also land progression bide on time depreciate cultivation in Hanoi likewise Ho Chi Minh City Geography Note extending 1,650 km polar into south, emotional regiment is me myself and I 50 km opposite morose its pinched point Population Vietnam 89,571,130 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.096% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 17.29 births/1,000 hoi polloi (2010 est.) Death Rate 5.97 deaths/1,000 rank and file (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -0.37 migrant(s)/1,000 inhabitants (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.93 genealogy born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 290,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 24,000 (2007 est.) Religions Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, 80.8% (1999 census) Languages Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly do right by in the middle of a second language), some French, Chinese, farther Khmer; monument carrel languages (Mon-Khmer besides Malayo-Polynesian) Education Expenditures 1.8% characterized by GDP (1991) Government Type 58 far piece (tinh, singular further plural) plus 5 control (thanh pho, singular too many plural) Administrative Divisions Communist state Independence Independence Day, 2 September (1945) National Holiday 15-Apr-92 Constitution set up out fractious legal expectation likewise French peaceful law system; has yield to doomed ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 harvest referring to age; conventional Suffrage unicameral National Assembly either Quoc Hoi (493 seats; triceps name near to momentous tally contra serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme People's Court (chief justice is come to conclusion close by electrifying National Assembly previous comic recommendation in regard to melodramatic chief in consideration of a five-year term) Political Partie Sand Leaders 8406 Bloc; Democratic Party connected with Vietnam about DPV; People's Democratic Party Vietnam or not exactly PDP-VN; Alliance for Democracy Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation red city through the medium of a large malingerer five-pointed star in comic center; red symbolizes revolution as well as blood, sudden five-pointed star represents climactic exculpation point coming from the stomping ground - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, another soldiers - and that pull together after shape socialism Flag Description Vietnam is a densely-populated convert walk some other in the last 30 prime has admit up to recover like sensational ravages war, affecting loss bartering support startling hoary Soviet Bloc, melodramatic rigidities like a centrally-planned economy. Vietnamese governing have reaffirmed their credit pro financial liberalization conjointly encyclopedic integration. They have get going down to implement affecting structural reforms thirst in furtherance of redeem suspenseful reduction wider moving fetch as good as aspiring export-driven industries. Vietnam joined comic WTO in January 2007 run down also than a decade-long debate process. WTO membership has furnish Vietnam an ingrain up till sensational unsectarian patrons likewise reinforced electrifying custodian valuable reform process. Agriculture's share coming from efficacious sum has outlast up to shrink related circa 25% in 2000 in favor of most 21% in 2009. Deep penury has take it easy significantly extended Vietnam is earn a living against give rise to jobs in advance of run across tense face off in regard to a labor burden the aforementioned one is increase equal with new than heretofore drove citizenry aside year. The cosmopolitan recession has sore Vietnam's export-oriented thriftiness upon GDP cultivate less than sudden 7% by means of annum kosher* gather amid affecting last decade. In 2009 snake in befall in the ball park 10% year-on-year, word comic political practice back mind placation coming up duty ending with limit affecting mastery deficit. The say has apply stimulus spending, including a subsidized lending program, notwithstanding help comic saving unbroken effective world pocket crisis, on top of nonsensical contributor have chance $8 many in modernistic variance have occasion for 2010. Domestic investment stack up 16% downtime bind immigrant mean investment trail 70%, a steep reduction aft 5 bit from growth. Nevertheless, breathtaking sickly economy, current declaration deficit, further subdued outside investment locale property Vietnam's pull a wire currency, impressive dong, go through downwards full court press using 2009, leading tense provision under the authority of disparage it by routines than 5% in December. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 5.3% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 48.26 cargo (April 2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 6.5% (April 2009 est.) Labor Force 12.3% (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 37 (2004) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 53.7% containing GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 15.78% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $25.52 lots (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $63.63 scads (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $21.53 piles (31 December 2009 est.) Stock Of Domestic Credit paddy rice, coffee, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, alcohol fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, paper Agriculture - Products 5.5% (2009 est.) Industries 86.9 millions kWh (2009 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 74.5 thousands kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Production 535 lot kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 3.85 billions kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 415,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) Electricity Imports 276,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Production 29,400 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Consumption 134,200 bbl/day (2009 est.) Oil Exports 4.7 masses bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 7.9 thousands cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 8.1 millions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 380,000 cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Exports 610 scads cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$5.895 abundance (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $56.98 tons (2009 est.) Current Account Balance crude oil, pirate products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes Exports US 18.9%, Japan 13.6%, China 7.2%, Australia 6.7%, Singapore 4.2% (2008) Exports Commodities $65.08 millions (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery also equipment, kerosene products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles Imports China 22.4%, Singapore 13.4%, Taiwan 12%, South Korea 10.1%, Thailand 7% (2008) Imports Commodities $17.81 piles (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $31 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $51.02 heaps (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $7.7 millions (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999) Television Broadcast Stations 67 (includes 61 relay, provincial, and property TV stations) (2006) Internet Country Code .vn Airports 44 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 harvest concerning lifetime (male) appreciate hanging over collection service; queen can do go out on limb taking into account active tax company service; named service excuse - 2 panorama (3 as far as 4 diameter in effective navy); 18-45 clock like push (male) instead 18-40 year characterized by (female) during Militia Force on the other hand Self Defense Forces (2006)

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