Vietnam

Population: 84,402,966
Languages:
Vietnamese (official);
English (increasingly favored as a second language);
Some French,
Chinese,
Khmer;
Mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Currency: Dong

Capital City: Hanoi, 2,543,700

Largest Cities:
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 5,894,100;
Haiphong, 581,600;
Da Nang, 452,700;
Hué 271,900;
Nha Trang, 270,100;
Qui Nho’n, 199,700

Religion: Buddhist 9%, Catholic 7%, Hoa Hao 2%, Cao Dai 1%, Protestant, Islam, none 81%

Government: Communist State

Sports: Football, thai Cuc Quyen (a form of Chinese Shadow Boxing),Badminton, Judo, Karate, Taekwondo

Newspapers:The Saigon Times, Thanhnien News