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Vietnam

Asia · South-eastern Asia
VN VNM

UN formal name: Viet Nam

Vietnam is a sovereign state in South-eastern Asia, Asia. It covers 331,212 km² and has a population of approximately 101,343,800. Its official language is Vietnamese and its currency is the Vietnamese đồng (₫).

Quick facts

Capital
Hanoi
Population
101,343,800
Area
331,212 km²
Currency
Vietnamese đồng (₫)
Languages
Vietnamese
Calling code
+84
TLD
.vn
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+07:00
Native name
Việt Nam

Bordering countries

Appears in 40 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #14 47935652.71
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #29 5995.3
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #38 6,728,480
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #39 120.87
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #41 1,821years
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #45 148707.9km²
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #52 21.47
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #57 47.45
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #65 113.65
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #75 109.55
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #99 39.21

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #13 13,584,976,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #16 132907340372.3
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #39 3231060.03
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #42 1851852914.5
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #57 38.95
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #91 28.85
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #102 5.87
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #107 1.35

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #15 0.07
Countries by GDP (PPP) #21 1807.05
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #34 484.73in billions
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #63 0.33% of GDP
Countries by average monthly salary #77 1,198US $
Countries by unemployment rate #103 2.10
Countries by GDP per capita #117 4744.73
Countries by cost of living index #139 19.1

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #1 100
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #58 80.3
Countries by SPI Overall Score #103 67.24
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #106 67.67
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #124 48.23
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #161 40

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #35 3,444kilometers
Countries by lowest elevation #35 0m
Countries by highest elevation #47 3,143m
Countries by land area #64 331,212km²

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population density #44 318.05
Countries by median age #117 32.43
Countries by population growth rate #135 0.01

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