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Population: 81624700
Area: 329566km²
Capital: Hanoi (pop 3.5 million)
Currency: Dong (VND)
Country dialing code: 84
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz
Government type: Communist state
President: Nguyen Minh Triet
Prime Minister: Nguyen Tan Dung

Religions:

Buddhism is the principal religion but there are also sizeable Taoist, Confucian, Hoa Hao, Cao Daists, Muslim and Christian minorities

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