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Conventional Long Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Chief of State: President Truong Tan SANG, Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN
Head of Government: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung HAI, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien NHAN, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van NINH, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PHUC
Capital: Hanoi 21 02 N, 105 51 E
Land Area: 310,070 sq km
Population: 92,477,857 (July 2013 est.)
GDP-per capita (PPP): $3,600 (2012 est.)
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia
Ethnic Groups: Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, others 5.3% (1999 census)
Administrative Divisions: 58 Provinces and 5 municipalities
Internet country code: .vn