• Population: 86,116,560 ( Jul.2008 est)
• Population growth rate: 0.99 % (2008 est)
• GDP ( purchasing power parity): $221.1 billion ( 2007 est)
• GDP-real growth rate: 8.5%
• GDP per capital: $ 2,600
• Industrial production growth rate: 10.6 %
• Capital: Ha Noi
• Largest city: Sai Gon ( Ho Chi Minh city)
• Major ports: Ho Chi Minh, Hai Phong, Da Nang
• Business language: Vietnamese, English, French
• Currency: VND (Vietnamese Dong)