| Map
showing location of Viet Nam : |
 |
| Capital: |
Hanoi |
| Population: |
87.3 million
(2006) |
| Size: |
329,560
sq kilometres |
| Languages |
Vietnamese
(Kinh), but also English, French and Russian |
| Currency |
1 dong
= 100 xu |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 70.8 years. Male
68.8 years, Female 72.9 years (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
60
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 90.3%. Male 93.9%,
Female 86.9% (2005) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
85% total
population using improved drinking water resources (2006) |
| Number
of internet users: |
127 per 1000
people (2006) |
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| Statistical
sources: UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2005 and 2006;
UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; International Telecommunication Union |
