Quick Facts
| People | |
| Languages | Vietnamese (official), Chinese, English, French, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
| Major Religions | Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islam, Protestant, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao |
| Ethnic groups | Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese 3%, Muong, Tai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham |
| Growth rate | 1.43% |
| Birth rate | 21.55 births/1,000 |
| Death rate | 6.69 deaths/1,000 |
| Fertility rate | 2.5 children/woman |
| Male life expectancy | 65 |
| Female life expectancy | 70 |
| Infant mortality rate | 36.02 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Economy | |
| Labor Force | 32.7 million |
| Unemployment rate | 25% (1995) |
| Inflation Rate | 5% (1997) |
| Gross domestic product (total value of goods and services produced annually) | $128.0 billion (1997 est.) |
| Budget | $6.0 billion (1996 est.) |
| Debt | $7.3 billion |
| Exports | $7.1 billion (1996 est.), primarily crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes |
| Imports | $11.1 billion (1996 est.), primarily machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles |
| Defense spending | 2.7% of GDP (1997 est.) |
| Highways | 93,300 km (1996) |
Source: 1998 CIA World Factbook
