Vietnam is a Buddhist country in the Southeast Asian region. This previously a French colony has been subjected to a bad civil war which was fuelled by the US on one side and China & Soviet Union on the other.
The economy of the country is driven by agriculture primarily rice. However, aluminium production and bauxite is mined in the country. Tourism also plays as a secondary sector in the country’s economic activity.
Basic Details | |
| Region | ASEAN |
| Capital City | Hanoi |
| Government Type | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic |
| Official Languages | Vietnamese |
| Currency | Vietnamese ??ng, VND |
| Phone Code | +84 |
| Important Cities | Hai Phong, Can Tho, Bien Hoa, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Hue |
| National Day | Independence Day (2nd Sept) |
Economy | |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 70 (Easy) |
| Primary Industries | Electronics, machinery, steel, food processing, wood industry, textile, footwear, vehicle, rice, coffee, cashews, seafood, vegetable and tourism |
| Major Exports | Electronics, textiles products, electronics, machinery, footwear products, transportation products, wooden products, seafood products, steel, crude oil, pepper, rice and coffee |
| Major Exports to India | Stone and Glass, Animal, Hides and skins, Transportation, Fuels, Wood, Minerals, Food Products, Footwear, Vegetables |
| Major Imports | Machinery and industrial equipment, electronics, petroleum products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, plastics, automobiles, metal, and chemical products |
| Major Imports from India | Raw materials, Animal, Textiles and Clothing, Vegetables, Chemicals, Metals, Machinery and Electricals, Food Products, Plastic or Rubber, Transportation |
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| Trade Agreements with India | India ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, (India ASEAN TIG), Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Economic Integration Agreement (EIA) |
| Bordering Nations | China, Laos, Cambodia |
| Member of | United Nations(UN), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), East Asia Summit(EAS), Group of 77(G77), International Investment Bank(IIB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(OIF), Pacific Economic Cooperation Council(PECC), Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP), World Trade Organization(WTO) |
| Indian Embassy Details for Vietnam | H.E. Pranay Verma Honourable Ambassador Embassy of India 58-60, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi Email: amb.hanoi@mea.gov.in Phone: 84-24-38244989, 38244990 Website: https://www.indembassyhanoi.gov.in/ |
| Embassy Details of Vietnam in India | H.E. Mr. Pham Sanh Chau Ambassador Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 20, Kautilya MargChankyapuriNew Delhi-110021 Email: vnemb.in@gmail.com Phone: +91-11-26879868 (O) |
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