| vietnam :
Geographic coordinates
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16 10 N, 107 50 E
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| vietnam :
Population growth rate
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1.096% (2010 est.)
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| vietnam :
Birth rate
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17.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| vietnam :
Death rate
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5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| vietnam :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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290,000 (2007 est.)
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| vietnam :
Independence
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Day, 2 September (1945)
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| vietnam :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 2 September (1945)
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| vietnam :
Constitution
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15 April 1992
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| vietnam :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $258.1 billion (2009 est.)
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| vietnam :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $2,900 (2009 est.)
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| vietnam :
Electricity - consumption
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74.5 billion kWh (2009 est.)
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| vietnam :
Exports
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$56.98 billion (2009 est.) crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes
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| vietnam :
Imports
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$65.08 billion (2009 est.) machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles
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| vietnam :
Telephones
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29.591 million (2008)
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| vietnam :
Mobile cellular
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70 million (2008)
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| vietnam :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)
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| vietnam :
Radios
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N/A
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| vietnam :
Television broadcast stations
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67 (includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations) (2006)
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| vietnam :
Televisions
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N/A
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| vietnam :
Internet country code
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.vn
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| vietnam :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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170,689 (2009)
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| vietnam :
Internet users
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20.834 million (2008)
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| vietnam :
Railways
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2,347 km
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| vietnam :
Highways
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222,179 km
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| vietnam :
Waterways
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17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2008)
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| vietnam :
Pipelines
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condensate/gas 42 km; gas 66 km; refined products 206 km (2009)
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| vietnam :
Ports and harbors
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Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
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| vietnam :
Merchant marine
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387
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| vietnam :
Airports
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44 (2009)
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| vietnam :
Heliports
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1 (2009)
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| vietnam :
Military branches
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People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with Naval Infantry, Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command), People's Public Security Forces, Militia Force, Self-Defense Forces (2010)
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| vietnam :
Military expenditures
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2.5% of GDP (2005 est.)
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