Vietnam

Official Name:	The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Communist state
Official Name (Local Language):	Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
ISO Country Codes:	VN : VNM
Internet Domain:	.vn
Government Web Site:	http://www.chinhphu.vn

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Capital:	Hanoi	Main Airports:	Noi Bai International Airport, Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Language(s):	Vietnamese	Population:	102,789,598
Currency:	Vietnamese Dong	ISO Currency Code:	VND
Telephone Dial In:	+84	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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VietnamPlus;

Newspaper

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Binh Dinh;

Le Courrier du Vietnam;

New Hanoi ;

Nhan Dan;

Saigon Giai Phing Online;

Radio

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Radio Online;

Vietnam

Government Website:	http://www.chinhphu.vn
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/vietnam
Central Bank:	State Bank of Vietnam
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	23,129 dong (VND) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	3.11% (2018 est.)
Population below poverty line:	8% (2017 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.7% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	7.90% (2020 - World Bank)
GDP:	$259.957 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$8,041 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Vietnamese Dong
Currency Code:	VND
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	17%	rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; pork; poultry; seafood
Industry:	39%	food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones
Services:	44%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Hanoi Stock Exchange ; Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

General Statistics Office of Vietnam;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Vietnam

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s):	English; Vietnamese
Customs & Excise:	Vietnam Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; The Vietnam Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 67/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 104/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 70/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 73/136 (2016)
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