South East Asian Trips

Full name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Capital City : Hanoi

Area: 330,991 sq. Km

People : 85% ethnic Vietnamese, 3% ethnic Chinese, minorities include Khmers, Chams and other ethnic groups

Population: 87,375,000 (est.2007)

Language : Vietnamese, Russian, French, English, local dialects

Religion : Buddhist; Christian, Muslim,Taoist, Confucian and other minorities

Government : Communist People's Republic

Head Of State : President Tran Duc Luong

Main Cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Hue, Can tho, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.

Railway: 3,260 km;

Road: 177,300 km;

Waterway:17,000 km;

Deltas: Red River Delta in the North and Mekong River Delta in the South

Ports: 8, main ports: Saigon and Haiphong

Airports: 3 international airports & 10 domestic airports;

Banks: 77

Telecoms: 2 million telephones (2.6 sets per 100 persons)

Hotels: 3,050 with 55,600 rooms including 500 international standard hotels

Universities and colleges: 109 with 297,900 students

Time zone: GMT+7

Calling code: 84

vInternet TLD: .vn