Vietnam
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital is Hanoi. About 96 million people live there (2019). It covers 331,690 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- People (2019)
- 96 million
- Area
- 331,690 km²
- Currency
- Vietnamese đồng
Vietnam at a glance
- Official name
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- In its own language
- Việt Nam
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Population
- 96,208,984 (2019)
- Area
- 331,690 km² (128,066 mi²)
- People are called
- Vietnamese
- Official languages
- Vietnamese
- Currency
- Vietnamese đồng
- GDP (nominal)
- US$409 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.703 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35.7 (2018)
- Unemployment
- 2% (2014)
- Government
- unitary state, one-party state, republic
- Head of state
- Tô Lâm (since 2024)
- Head of government
- Phạm Minh Chính (since 2021)
- Country codes
- VN, VNM
- Calling code
- +84
- Internet domain
- .vn
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+07:00, Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates
- 16°, 108°
Vietnam and its neighbours
Vietnam borders People's Republic of China, Cambodia and Laos. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Vietnam
- Neighbours
Divisions of Vietnam
- Bắc Ninh
- Hưng Yên
- Ninh Bình
- Hanoi
- Haiphong
- Hà Tĩnh
- Nghệ An
- Quảng Trị
- Thanh Hóa
- Huế
- Cao Bằng
- Lạng Sơn
- Lào Cai
- Phú Thọ
- Quảng Ninh
- Thái Nguyên
- Tuyên Quang
- Điện Biên
- Lai Châu
- Sơn La
- Đắk Lắk
- Gia Lai
- Lâm Đồng
- Khánh Hòa
- Quảng Ngãi
- Da Nang
- Đồng Nai
- Tây Ninh
- Ho Chi Minh City
- An Giang
- Cà Mau
- Đồng Tháp
- Vĩnh Long
- Cần Thơ
Member of
- United Nations
- ASEAN
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Vietnam?
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Questions
What is the capital of Vietnam?
The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.
What is the population of Vietnam?
Vietnam has about 96,208,984 people, as recorded in 2019.
How big is Vietnam?
Vietnam covers 331,690 square kilometres (128,066 square miles).
What currency does Vietnam use?
The Vietnamese đồng.
What language is spoken in Vietnam?
The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese.
Which countries border Vietnam?
Vietnam shares a border with People's Republic of China, Cambodia and Laos.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.