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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Conventional short form Vietnam Local long form Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam Local short form Viet NamAbbreviation SRV Government type
Communist state
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) Administrative divisions
58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural) Provinces An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai Municipalities Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City Independence
2 September 1945 (from France)
Constitution
15 April 1992
Legal system
Civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Truong Tan SANG (since 25 July 2011); Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN (25 July 2007) Head of government Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung HAI (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien NHAN (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van NINH (since 3 August 2011), and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PHUC (since 3 August 2011) Cabinet Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly Elections President elected by the National Assembly from among its members for five-year term; last election held 25 July 2011 (next to be held in July 2016); prime minister appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister; appointment of prime minister and deputy prime ministers confirmed by National Assembly Election results Truong Tan SANG elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 97%; Nguyen Tan DUNG elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - 94% Legislative branch
Unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections Last held on 22 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2016) Election results Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPV 458, non-party CPV-approved 38, self-nominated 4; note - 500 candidates were elected; the 496 CPV and non-party CPV-approved delegates were members of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and were vetted prior to the election Judicial branch
Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a five-year term) Political parties and leaders
Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nguyen Phu TRONG]; other parties proscribed Political pressure groups and leaders
8406 Bloc; Democratic Party of Vietnam or DPV; People's Democratic Party Vietnam or PDP-VN; Alliance for Democracy Note These groups advocate democracy but are not recognized by the government International organization participation
ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Nguyen Quoc CUONG
Chancery 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 Telephone [1] (202) 861-0737FAX [1] (202) 861-0917 Consulate(s) general Houston, San Francisco Consulate New York Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission Ambassador David B. SHEAR
Embassy 7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi Mailing address 4550 Hanoi Place, Washington, DC 20521-4550 Telephone [84] (4) 3850-5000FAX [84] (4) 3850-5010 Consulate(s) general Ho Chi Minh City Flag description
Red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism National symbol(s)
Yellow, five-pointed star on red field National anthem
Name
"Tien quan ca" (The Song of the Marching Troops) Lyrics/music Nguyen Van CAONote Adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; although it consists of two verses, only the first is used as the official anthem
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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under Communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The Communist leaders, however, maintain control on political expression and have resisted outside calls to improve human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests from various groups - the vast majority connected to land-use issues, calls for increased political space, and the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. Various ethnic minorities, such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region, have also held protests.