Country
Vietnam Cambodia
Leader
Population
92,477,857 15,205,539
Life Expectancy
72.650 years 63.410 years
Capital City
Hanoi Phnom Penh
Largest city
Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (population: 3,467,330) Phnom Penh (population: 1,573,540)
Human Development Index
0.718 0.575 GDP per capita $3,500 US $2,400 US
Literacy Rate
90.3% 73.6%
Corruption Perception Index
2.7 1.8
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25.8% 15.8% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 4.500% 0.000%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
Communist state multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Independence date
2 September 1945 (from France) 9 November 1953 (from France) Religions 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) Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5% Languages Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Khmer (official) 95%, French, English Exports crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear External Debt $41,850,000,000 $ $3,992,000,000 US Exchange Rate dong (VND) per US dollar - 16,548.3 (2008 est.), 16,119 (2007), 15,983 (2006), 15,746 (2005), NA (2004) riels (KHR) per US dollar - 4,070.94 (2008 est.), 4,006 (2007), 4,103 (2006), 4,092.5 (2005), 4,016.25 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 2.500% 2.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 1 0 Location Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos Area 331,210 km sq 181,035 km sq Coastline 3,444 km 443 km Climate tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March) tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation
