Vietnam Country Guide

Vietnam Facts

  • Capital: Hanoi
  • Population: 84,238,000
  • Currency: dong (VND)
  • 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)
  • Government: Communist state
  • Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
  • Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
  • Phone Code: 84

Photos of Vietnam

Junks at Sunset - Halong Bay - Halong Bay, Vietnam Junks Afloat on Halong Bay - Halong Bay, Vietnam An Elderly Vietnamese Woman and Her Preffered Method of Transport - Hoi An - Hoi An, Vietnam Clowning Around With the Locals - Sapa - Sapa, Vietnam At the Fish Markets - Hoi An - Hoi An, Vietnam Locals at the Market in Sapa - Sapa, Vietnam Local Sapa Women Making Traditional Clothing - Sapa, Vietnam Fresh Food at the Markets in Sapa - Sapa, Vietnam Selling Their Wares - Sapa - Sapa, Vietnam

Festivals in Vietnam

Le Van Duyet Tomb Festival (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Festival Types: Historical, Traditional
Month: September
Le Van Duyet Tomb Festival Snippet
Tet Nguyen Dan (All Areas, Vietnam)
Festival Types: New Year, Traditional, Cultural
Month: January
Tet Nguyen Dan Photos Tet Nguyen Dan Video Tet Nguyen Dan Website
Vietnam International Film Festival (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Festival Types: Film, Film - Short, Film - Documentary
Month: October
Vietnam International Film Festival Photos Vietnam International Film Festival Website

Vietnam Accommodation

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Vietnam Flights

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Vietnam Tours