Vietnam
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Vietnam is a country in Asia [1] with its capital in Hanoi [2]. The official language is Vietnamese [3], and the currency used is the Vietnamese đồng [2]. The population was recorded at 96.2 million in 2019 [4], and the total area is 332,000 square kilometers . Vietnam operates under the time zones UTC+07:00 and Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh [5].
World Factbook
Vietnam
Summary
Vietnam is a sovereign state[1]. Vietnam draws 19,328 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #24 of 197).[2]
Key Facts
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Vietnamese people ethnic group[3].
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Tay people ethnic group[4].
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Thai people ethnic group[5].
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Muong people ethnic group[6].
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Khmer people ethnic group[7].
- Vietnam is identified as part of the Hmong people ethnic group[8].
- Vietnam's religion is recorded as Buddhism[9].
- Vietnam's religion is recorded as Catholicism[10].
- Vietnam's religion is recorded as Protestantism[11].
- Vietnam's religion is recorded as Caodaism[12].
- Vietnam's religion is recorded as Hòa Hảo[13].
- Vietnam is in the country of Vietnam[14].
- Vietnam's head of government is recorded as Phạm Minh Chính[15].
- Vietnam is on the continent of Asia[16].
- Vietnam's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[17].
- Vietnam's instance of is recorded as communist state[18].
- Vietnam's instance of is recorded as country[19].
- Vietnam's head of state is recorded as Tô Lâm[20].
- Vietnam's capital is recorded as Hanoi[21].
- Vietnam's official language is recorded as Vietnamese[22].
- Vietnam's currency is recorded as Vietnamese đồng[23].
- Vietnam's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China[24].
- Vietnam's shares border with is recorded as Cambodia[25].
- Vietnam's shares border with is recorded as Laos[26].
- Vietnam's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .vn[27].
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Geography
Vietnam is in the country of Vietnam[14]. Vietnam is on the continent of Asia[16].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include sovereign state[17], communist state[18], and country[19]. Religious affiliations include Buddhism[9], a religion[28]; Catholicism[10], a Christian denominational family[29], founded in 1054[30]; Protestantism[11], a Christian denominational family[31], founded in 1517[32]; Caodaism[12], a monotheistic religion[33], founded in 1926[34]; and Hòa Hảo[13], a new religious movement[35], founded in 1939[36].
History and Context
Nanyue is named after Vietnam[37].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Vietnam include CIVETS[38], an acronym[39], in Colombia[40].
Why It Matters
Vietnam draws 19,328 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #24 of 197).[2] Vietnam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Vietnam is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Vietnam include CIVETS[38], an acronym[39], in Colombia[40].