- Full Country Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Capital: Hanoi (population: 3.5 million).
- Language: Vietnamese, Russian, French, Chinese, English.
- Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND) = 100 xu (no longer issued).
- People: Vietnamese (84%), Chinese (2%), Khmers, Chams (a remnant of the Indianised Champa Kingdom), Thai, and members of over 50 ethnolinguistic groups (also known as Montagnards, 'highlanders' in French).
- Life Expectancy: Male: 67.82, Female: 73.6
- Religion: Buddhist (55%), also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Caodaists, Muslim and Christian minorities.
- Size (sq km): 331,689 (66th)
- Population: 85,238,000 (13th)
- Population Density per sq km: 253 (46th)
- Country Dialling Code: 84
- Internet Country Code: .vn
- Time Zone: GMT +7
- Voltage Guide: 220 AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: Traveller's cheques in US dollars widely accepted. Visa and Mastercard becoming accepted.
- Business Hours: 0730-1200 and 1300-1630 Monday-Saturday.
- GDP: US$24 billion
- GDP per Capita: US$300
- Annual Growth: 8%
- Inflation: 8%
- Major Industries: Rice, rubber, food processing, sugar, textiles, chemicals.
- Major Trading Partners: China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan.
- Personal Safety: Safe.