Country Snapshot Vietnam!
Vietnam, a one-party Communist state, has one of south-east Asia's fastest-growing economies and has set its sights on becoming a developed nation by 2020. It became a unified country in 1976 after the armed forces of the Communist north seized the south the previous year. This followed three decades of bitter wars, in which the Communists fought first against the colonial power France, then against South Vietnam and its US backers. In its latter stages, the conflict held the attention of the world.
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Vietnam Fast Facts:
Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Largest City: Ho Chi Minh City
Area: 329,247 sq km (127,123 sq miles)
Population: 88.1 million (UN, 2009)
Life Expectancy: 72 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
Official Language: Vietnamese
Major Religion: Buddhism
Currency: đồng (VND)
Time-zone: UTC+7
Calling Code: +84
Electricity: 220V
Vietnam Emergency Numbers
Police: 113
Fire: 114
Ambulance: 115
Time: 117
Foreigner Assistance: 1080
Foreign Embassies in Vietnam
UNITED STATES EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 170 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi
Phone: +84-4-3850-5000
Fax: +84-4-3850-5048
Website: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 8 Dao Tan Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Phone: +84-4-831-7755
Fax: +84-4-831-7711
Website: http://www.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/
UNITED KINGDOM EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 31 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi
Phone: +84-4-936-0500
Fax: +84-4-936-0551
Website: http://www.uk-vietnam.org
CANADIAN EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 31 Hung Vuong Street, Hanoi
Phone: +84-4-734-5000
Fax: +84-4-734-5049
Website: http://www.international.gc.ca/vietnam
NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: Level 5 63 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi
Phone +84-4-824-1481
Fax: +84-4-824-1480
SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 31 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi
Phone +84-4-936-2000
Fax: +84-4-936=1991
IRISH EMBASSY - VIETNAM
Address: 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
Phone +84-4-974-3291
Fax: +84-4-974-3295
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