World Context: Vietnam

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Vietnam” to the supplied dataset entity “Vietnam.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia Area: total : 331,210 sq km; land: 310,070 sq km; water: 21,140 sq km Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March) Terrain: low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest Natural hazards: occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta Environmental issues: deforestation and soil degradation from logging and slash-and-burn agriculture; water pollution; overfishing; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; air pollution

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 106,688,169 (2025 est.); male: 53,597,784; female: 53,090,385 Population distribution: though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people Urbanization: urban population: 39.5% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Vietnamese (official); English (often as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain-area languages (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Hanoi (Ha Noi); geographic coordinates: 21 02 N, 105 51 E; time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); etymology: the name means "inside the river," from the Vietnamese words ha (river) and noi (inside), and refers to its location in a bend of the Red River Government type: communist party-led state Legal system: civil law system with European influences

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: lower middle-income socialist East Asian economy; rapid economic growth since Đổi Mới reforms; strong investment and productivity growth; tourism and manufacturing hub; TPP signatory; declining poverty aside from ethnic minorities; systemic corruption Industries: food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 78% (2023 est.) Airports: 36 (2025) Ports: total ports: 16 (2024); large: 0; medium: 1; small: 6; very small: 9; ports with oil terminals: 12; key ports: Da Nang, Hai Phong, Nghe Tinh, Nha Trang, Thanh Ho Chi Minh, Vinh Cam Ranh, Vung Tau

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