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Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a population of over 102 million, it is the world's 16th-most populous country. One of two communist states in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west; it lies along the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest and the South China Sea to the east, where it has shared and disputed maritime borders with other countries. Its capital is Hanoi, while its largest city is Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed northern and central Vietnam, which were subsequently under Chinese rule from 111 BC until the…

Safety

Vietnam

FCDO travel advice for Vietnam. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi
Language: Vietnamese
Currency: Vietnamese đồng
Time zone: UTC+07:00
Calling code: +84
Internet domain: .vn
Driving side: right
Plug type: NEMA 1-15
Voltage: 220

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Vietnam

Tết dương lịchNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nướcReunification Day2026-04-30

Ngày Quốc tế lao độngLabour Day2026-05-01

Quốc khánhNational Day2026-09-02

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalHanoi

Population95,540,395

CurrencyVND

Languagesvi,en,fr,zh,km

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Cities

◎Ho Chi Minh City14,002,598 residents ◎Hanoi8,053,663 residents ◎Haiphong2,625,200 residents ◎Cần Thơ1,507,187 residents ◎Huế1,380,000 residents ◎Da Nang1,276,000 residents ◎Biên Hòa1,272,235 residents ◎Thanh Hóa850,000 residents ◎Vinh790,000 residents ◎Thuận An588,616 residents ◎Nha Trang579,000 residents ◎Chợ Lớn561,000 residents ◎Bình Thạnh552,164 residents ◎Thủ Đức524,670 residents ◎Qui Nhon519,208 residents ◎Vũng Tàu464,860 residents ◎Dĩ An463,023 residents ◎Rạch Giá459,860 residents ◎Bắc Giang450,000 residents ◎Nam Định448,225 residents ◎Buôn Ma Thuột434,256 residents ◎Thái Nguyên420,000 residents ◎Việt Trì415,280 residents ◎Quận Mười399,000 residents ◎Thủ Dầu Một373,105 residents ◎Đống Đa371,606 residents ◎Bến Cát364,578 residents ◎Long Bien347,829 residents ◎Bắc Từ Liêm340,605 residents ◎Quận Mười Một332,536 residents ◎Gia Lâm309,353 residents ◎An Nhơn308,396 residents ◎Hai Bà Trưng303,586 residents ◎Nghi Sơn302,210 residents ◎Phu Quoc294,419 residents ◎Thanh Xuân293,292 residents ◎Cầu Giấy292,536 residents ◎Bắc Ninh287,658 residents ◎Phú Mỹ287,055 residents ◎Long Xuyên286,140 residents ◎Ba Vì282,600 residents ◎Quảng Ngãi278,496 residents ◎Quận Sáu271,050 residents ◎Mỹ Tho270,700 residents ◎Hạ Long270,054 residents ◎Hà Tĩnh266,321 residents ◎Ðà Lạt258,014 residents ◎Xuân Lộc253,140 residents ◎Thị Trấn Đông Triều248,896 residents ◎Hải Dương241,373 residents ◎Thành Phố Bà Rịa235,192 residents ◎Phổ Yên231,363 residents ◎Sơn Tây230,577 residents ◎Ninh Hòa230,566 residents ◎Phan Thiết228,536 residents ◎Điện Bàn226,564 residents ◎Cà Mau226,372 residents ◎Ba Dinh221,893 residents ◎Sóc Trăng221,430 residents ◎Chí Linh220,421 residents ◎Quận Ba220,375 residents ◎Tân An215,250 residents ◎Sa Dec214,610 residents ◎Cao Lãnh211,912 residents ◎Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm207,998 residents ◎Việt Yên205,900 residents ◎Kon Tum205,762 residents ◎Thanh Khê201,240 residents ◎Lạng Sơn200,108 residents ◎Thuận Thanh199,577 residents ◎Quận Bốn199,329 residents ◎Cẩm Phả190,232 residents ◎Quận Năm187,510 residents ◎Vĩnh Châu183,918 residents ◎Phúc Yên180,000 residents ◎Phú Quốc179,480 residents ◎Thị Trấn Đại Từ179,192 residents ◎Tân Châu175,211 residents ◎Long Khánh171,276 residents ◎Bảo Lộc170,920 residents ◎Tây Hồ168,300 residents ◎Đồng Xoài168,000 residents ◎Tam Kỳ165,240 residents ◎Ðông Hà164,228 residents ◎Trảng Bàng161,831 residents ◎Đưc Trọng161,232 residents ◎La Gi160,652 residents ◎Trà Vinh160,310 residents ◎Thốt Nốt158,225 residents ◎Bạc Liêu156,110 residents ◎Tuy Hòa155,921 residents ◎Đức Phổ155,743 residents ◎Thị Trấn Thuận Châu153,000 residents ◎Cần Giuộc152,200 residents ◎Kỳ Anh150,226 residents ◎Hòa Thành147,666 residents ◎Cam Ranh146,771 residents ◎Giá Rai145,340 residents ◎Huyện Lâm Hà144,707 residents ◎Tịnh Biên143,098 residents

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Airports

Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air BaseNha Trang/nha Trang aiurportCam RanhCXR Can Tho International AirportCan ThoVCA Cat Bi International AirportHaiphong (Hai An)HPHDa Nang International AirportDa NangDAD Long Thanh International Airport (Under Construction)Ho Chi Minh City (Long Thanh)LTHNoi Bai International AirportHanoi (Soc Son)HANPhu Bai International AirportHuếHUIPhú Quốc International AirportPhu Quoc IslandPQC Tan Son Nhat International AirportHo Chi Minh CitySGN Buon Ma Thuot AirportBuon Ma ThuotBMV Con Dao AirportCon DaoVCS Cà Mau AirportCa Mau CityCAH