General information about Vietnam

• Full Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Location: Southeast Asia, bordered by China to the north, Cambodia & Laos to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east
• Climate: Tropical in the south, subtropical in the north, with monsoons
• Total area: 330,967 km²
• Coastline: 3,260 km
• Population: 99 million inhabitants
• Ethnic groups: 1 majority (Viet or Kinh) and 53 ethnic minorities (Tay, Thai, Hmong, Dao, ...)
• Capital: Hanoi
• Largest city: Ho Chi Minh City
• Official language: Vietnamese
• Currency: Vietnam Dong (VND)
• Time zone: UTC+7
• Dialing code: +84
• Religions: Vietnamese folk religion (74.60%), Buddhism (14.91%), Christianity (8.44%), Hoahaoism (1.47%), Caodaism (1.16%), Others (0.16%)
• Main holidays: National Day (September 2), Tet - Lunar New Year, Hung Kings' Festival (10th day of the 3rd lunar month), Vietnam Reunification Day (April 30), International Workers' Day (May 1), Tet Trung Thu - Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th lunar month), ...
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Complex of Hue Monuments, Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago, My Son Sanctuary, Ancient Town of Hoi An, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi, Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, Trang An Landscape Complex.