| Asia > South-Eastern Asia > Vietnam | |
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| Official Name Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
| Motto Independence - Freedom - Happiness | |
| Region Asia | |
| Sub-Region South-Eastern Asia | |
| Capital Hanoi | |
| Currency Vietnamese Dong (VND) | |
| Independence Day 2 Sep 1945: Proclamation of independence from Japan and France in 1945. | |
| Liberation Day 30 Apr 1975: Liberation from Saigon regime (also known as \"Day of liberating the South for national reunification\") | |
| Population 89,708,900 | |
| Nationality Vietnamese | |
| Ethnic Group 86.2% Vietnamese, 53 minorities, 1.9% Tay, 1.7% Tai, 1.5% Mường, 1.4% Khơ me, 1.1% Hoa, 1.1% Nùng, 1% Hmong, 4.1% Others | |
| Area 331,212 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Cambodia, China, Laos | |
| Time Zone (UTC+7) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 16.17, Longitude 107.83 | |
| Dialing Code +84 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code VN | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code VNM | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 704 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee VIE | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .vn | |