Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
President: Nguyen Minh Triet Secretary-general of the Communist Party : Nguyen Phu Trong
Population
50,726
91,519,289
Life Expectancy
74.840 years
72.410 years
Capital City
Hanoi
Largest city
Basseterre (population: 12,920)
Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (population: 3,467,330)
Human Development Index
0.83
0.718
GDP per capita
$3,400 US
Literacy Rate
97.8%
90.3%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
6.7%
25.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
2.300%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
parliamentary democracy
Communist state
Independence date
2 September 1945 (from France)
Religions
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)
Languages
English
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
