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General
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Chief
of the State
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Mr.
LEE Teng-hui
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Head
of theGovernment
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Mr.
Vincent SIEW
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Capital
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Hanoi
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Area
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330,991
Sq. km.
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Main
cities
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Hanoi,
Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Nam Dinh, Hue,
Can Tho, Nha Trang.
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Population
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76,709,600
million (approx.)
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Language
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Vietnamese,
local dialects, English is widely understood and the
other generation speaks French.
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Coastline:
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1,448
km
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Maritime
claims
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exclusive
economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate
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Tropical;
marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to
August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all
year
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Natural
Resources
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Small
deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and
asbestos
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Irrigated
land
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NA
sq km
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Natural
hazards
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Earthquakes
and typhoons
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Environment-international
agreements
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party
to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected
agreements
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Birth
rate
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14.63
births/1,000 population (approx.)
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Death
rate
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5.32
deaths/1,000 population (approx.)
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Net
migration rate
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-0.02
migrant(s)/1,000 population (approx.)
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Sex
ratio
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at
birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.14 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (approx.)
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Life
expectancy at birth
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total
population: 77.49 years
male: 74.38 years
female: 80.85 years (approx.)
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Religious
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Mixture
of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%, Christian
4.5%, other 2.5%
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Legislative
Body
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Unicameral
Legislative Yuan
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Literacy
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88%(male:
92.6%, female: 83.8%)
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Currency
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Vietnamese
currency is Dong, abbreviated as VND
1 New Taiwan dollar (NT$) = 100 cents
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Inflation
rate(consumer price)
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2.1%
(approx.)
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Legal
System
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Based
on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations
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GDP:
Purchasing Power Parity
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-$362
billion (approx.)
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GDP
- real growth rate
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4.8%
(approx.)
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GDP
- per capita
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purchasing
power parity-$16,500(approx.)
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GDP
- Composition by sector
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agriculture:
2.7%
industry: 35.3%
services: 62% (approx.)
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Economy
Overview
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Since
1986, Vietnamese economy has shifted from a centralized
planning system to a market-oriented one. The
"renovation" policy of the government has brought
about fundamental changes in the country economic
development. During the period 1997-1999, the economy grew
at an annual average rate of 7.0%.
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Household
income
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lowest
10%: NA%
highest 10%:NA% (approx.)
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Industries
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Electronics,
textiles, chemicals, clothing, food processing, plywood,
sugar milling, cement, shipbuilding, petroleum refining
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Industrial
production growth rate
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7%
(approx.)
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Agriculture-
products
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Rice,
wheat, corn, soybeans, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs,
poultry, beef, milk; fish
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Exports
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$122.1
billion (approx.)
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Exports-commodities
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Machinery
and electrical equipment 21.7%, electronic products 14.8%,
information/communications 11.8%, textile products 11.6%
(approx.)
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Exports-partners
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US
24.2%, Hong Kong 23.5%, Europe 15.1%, Japan 9.6% (approx.)
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Imports
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$114.4
billion (approx.)
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Imports-commodities
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Machinery
and electrical equipment 16.5%, electronic products 16.3%,
chemicals 10.0%, precision instrument 5.6% (approx.)
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Imports-partners
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Japan
25.4%, US 20.3%, Europe 18.9%, Hong Kong 1.7% (approx.)
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Communication
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Telephones
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11.526
million
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Telephone
system
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domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay trunk system on east and
west coasts
international: satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (1
Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); submarine cables to Japan
(Okinawa), Philippines, Guam, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe
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Radio
Broadcast stations
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AM
158, FM 48, shortwave 21
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Radios
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8.62
million
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Television
broadcast station
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29
(in addition, there are two repeaters)
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Televisions
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10.8
million
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Transportation
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Railways
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total:
4,600 km (519 km electrified); note-1,108 km belongs to the
Taiwan Railway Administration and the remaining 3,492 km is
dedicated to industrial use
narrow gauge: v4,600 km 1.067-m
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Highways
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total:
19,634 km
paved: 17,171 km (including 548 km of expressways)
unpaved: 2,463 km
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Pipelines
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Petroleum
products 615 km; natural gas 97 km
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Ports
and harbors
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Chi-lung
(Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
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Tax
Structure
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Tax
Structure
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International
Membership
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APEC,
AsDB, BCIE, ICC, IOC, WCL, WTrO (applicant)
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