Vietnam

country in Southeast Asia
Country sovereign_state Q881
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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

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia
Climate
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Terrain
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
Natural resources
antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Catholic 6.1%, Buddhist 5.8%, Protestant 1%, other 0.8%, none 86.3% (2019 est.)
Government
Government type
communist party-led state
Independence
2 September 1945 (from France)
National holiday
Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)
Legal system
civil law system with European influences
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$1.456 trillion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$14,400 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
7.1% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.6% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
1.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
USA 28%, China 20%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 4%, Germany 3% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 49%, Singapore 6%, Japan 6%, Hong Kong 5%, Taiwan 4% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

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].

Body

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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Constitution of Vietnam (2001). wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . 2013 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] . wikidata.org.
  15. [37] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . gso.gov.vn. gso.gov.vn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . gso.gov.vn. gso.gov.vn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . gso.gov.vn. gso.gov.vn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . gso.gov.vn. gso.gov.vn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . gso.gov.vn. gso.gov.vn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] . The World Factbook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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