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Administrative divisions
59 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, Dac Lak, Dac Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tay, 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, Hai Phong, Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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21 02 N, 105 51 E |
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Constitution
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15 April 1992 |
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Corruption
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2.6 |
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[110th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
PSC 461, Box 400, FPO AP 96521-0002 |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet appointed by president based on proposal of prime minister and confirmed by National Assembly |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Nguyen Minh TRIET (since 27 June 2006); Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN (since 25 July 2007) |
Flag description
red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center |
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Government type
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Communist state |
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Independence
2 September 1945 (from France) |
Judicial branch
Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected for a five-year term by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president) |
Legal system
based on communist legal theory and French civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
Political parties and leaders
Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nong Duc MANH]; other parties proscribed |
Political pressure groups and leaders
groups advocate democracy but are not recognized by government - 8406 Bloc; Democratic Party of Vietnam or DPV; People's Democratic Party Vietnam or PDP-VN; Alliance for Democracy |
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Status
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dictatorship |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to start a business > days
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50 days
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[49th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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3,483
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[37th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China; establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands; demarcation of the China-Vietnam boundary proceeds slowly and although the maritime boundary delimitation and fisheries agreements were ratified in June 2004, implementation has been delayed; China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands |
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