VIETNAM
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Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Head of State: President Tran Duc Luong
Head of Government: Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
General Secretary: Nong Duc Manh
Area: 329,556 sq km (127,242 sq. miles)
Capital: Hanoi
Major Cities: Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Danang, Hue, Haiphong
Language: Vietnamese, also spoken Russian, French, Chinese, English
Religions: Buddhist, Catholic, Taoist, Cao Dai
Population: 80 million
Currency: Dong (One US$ = about 14,000 dong)
Industry: Petroleum, food processing, metallurgy, chemicals, paper products,
engineering, textiles,
Export: Rice, rubber, tea, coffee, seafood, oil, etc,
