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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
Bordered by the South
China Sea, China, Laos
and Cambodia
Vietnam is dominated by
coastline,
and two large rivers,
the Red River in the
North
and the Mekong Delta in
the South
Population 88 million
• China ruled Vietnam for
most of the period up
through 938 when Vietnam
became Independent
• Since then, Vietnam has
been invaded by the
Chinese, the Mongols, the
French, the Japanese and
the Americans
• Post WWII the country was
partitioned and became a
venue for the USUSSR/China Cold War.
• Vietnam was unified in 1975
under the North
government of Ho Chi Minh
Religion:
80% None: religious
affiliation identified
10% Buddhist (1999
census)
Languages:
Vietnamese, English,
French, Thai, Muong,
Hmong
Museum of Ethnology
Gross National
Income per
capita: $2,700
Vietnam
Literacy : 94%
Demographics by age:
%<15 years: 25.2%
%>65:5.5%
Median Age : 27.8
Health Indicators for Vietnam
• Child Mortality: 24 per
1,000 live births
• Life Expectancy: 70/75
(m/f)
• Maternal Mortality: 56
per 100,000
• Top Causes of Death:
Heart Disease, Stroke, Repiratory
Infections, Pneumonias, TB,
Perinatal, Diabetes, Road Traffic
accidents, Stomach Cancer,
Diarrhea
Vietnam
Urbanization : 30%
Expenditure on Health
$214 per person per year
(7.2% GDP)
UN R/P 20% : 4.9
World Bank GINI
Coefficient: 38%
Status of women: poor-fair
When in Vietnam, please do not eat dogs?
Work hard, Have fun!