Facts and Figures 2002 (different sources)

Official name	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Official language	Vietnamese
Other languages	English, French, German, Russian
Total area	332.800 km2
Population	80 Mio (54 ethnical groups)
Population growth rate	2%
Density	235 / km2
Illiteray	9.8%
Primary school	57.5%
Secondary school	30.5%
High school	11.9%
Capital	Hanoi
Other major cities	Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Hue, Vinh
National currency	Vietnamese Dong ( 1 Euro approx. 17,700 VND, July 2003)
Main agricultural products	Rice, coffee, pepper, tea, rubber, groundnuts, cashew kernels, ginger, coconuts, lychee, pineapple, mango, dragon fruit, , honey, mushrooms
Main industrial products	Footwear, textiles, cement, steel, foodstuff, ceramics
Others	Sea food, shrimps, silk, quartz, preciuos stone, natural stones