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ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: VN

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code VN

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Below, you can find technical information regarding the VN code, which represents Vietnam within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

General Information
Essential identifiers, names, and flag.
Country Code
VN
Related Codes
VNM704VM
Official Name
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Official Name (Native)
Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam (Vietnamese)
Common Name
Vietnam
Common Name (Native)
Việt Nam (Vietnamese)
Flag
Geography
Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Area
331,689 km²
Country Bounds
N: 23.3888, S: 8.55961, W: 102.148, E: 109.465
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Hanoi (21.0245, 105.84117)
Terrain
low, flat delta in south and northcentral highlandshilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
Climate
tropical in southmonsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Border Countries
Cambodia 1,158 kmChina 1,297 kmLaos 2,161 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Hanoi
Government Type
Socialistic Republic
Established
1945
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
95,540,395
Population Density
308.13 people/km²
Urban Areas
An DinhAn GiangAn NhonAn TamAn ThanhAp Sai GonAp TrungBac GiangBac KanBac Ninh
Nationality
Noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural) Adjective: Vietnamese
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
Official Language
Vietnamese
Other Language
Central Khmer
Literacy Rate
96.1% (2022 est.)
Religions
Catholic 6.1%Buddhist 5.8%Protestant 1%other 0.8%none 86.3% (2019 est.)
National Symbols
National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers.
National Anthem
"Tien quan ca" (The Song of the Marching Troops)
National Holiday
Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)
National Symbols
five-pointed yellow star on a red field, lotus blossom
National Colors
red, yellow
National Dish
Phở, Bún bò Huế
Economy
Currency, GDP, and other key economic information.
Currency
VND – Vietnamese Đồng (₫)
GDP
$1.359 trillion (2023 est.)
Measurement Units
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.vn
Calling Code
+84
  • +84-18 – Hoa Binh
  • +84-19 – Ha Giang
  • +84-20 – Lao Cai
Barcode Prefix
893
Internet Hosts
189,553
Internet Users
23,382,000
Phones (Mobile)
134,066,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
10,191,000 lines

Vietnam, a Southeastern Asian country, is situated along the coastline of the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea. It shares borders with China, Laos, and Cambodia.

*The map highlights the location of Vietnam.

Related locale codes

vi-VN – Vietnamese (Vietnam)

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