Vietnam facts - great collection of trivia.

1. Independence from France obtained on July 21, 1954.
2. The population density is 265 people / km².
3. This country is not much bigger than Poland.
4. The main religion is the Buddhism of 54%.
5. The longest river is the Red River, 470 km long.
6. The full name of the country – Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
7. Political system – Socialism.
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9. The highest peak is Phan Xi Păng, 3143 m above sea level.
10. Motto of the country – “Independence, freedom, happiness”.

11. Most Vietnamese take a nap after dinner. At noon, the cities are quiet and peaceful, there are no traffic jams.

12. It is full of motors. Each family has a minimum of two.

13. At meetings with strangers, people are usually asked about their age, nationality and marital status.

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14. Nguyen is both a name and a surname which has as much as 70% of Vietnamese.

15. Drinking tea or water is always left a little at the bottom.

16. In most restaurants, iced tea is served for free.

17. 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.

18. Vietnam is famous for its magnificent temples and palaces.

19. In this country there is a lot of wild animals which attracts many tourists from around the world. You can meet elephants, buffalo, tigers, monkeys, rhinos, snakes, turtles.

20. Vietnam maintains diplomatic relations with 140 countries.

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21. In this country there are very good and valued shoemakers and tailors in the world.

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22. Position in the best world army list:
      – 2015 year – 22 place,
      – 2018 year – 20 place.

23. Number of soldiers:
      – 2014 year – 412 000 professional and 5,000,000 reservists,
      – 2018 year – 448 500 professional and 5,040,000 reservists.

24. Number of equipment:
      – 2014 year – 3200 tanks, 2100 armored vehicles, 410 jet aircraft and 140 helicopters,
      – 2018 year – 1545 tanks, 3150 armored vehicles, 280 jet aircraft and 139 helicopters.

25. Expenses for the army:
      – 2014 year – $3,300,000,000 ,
      – 2018 year – $3,365,000,000 .

26. Maritime fleet …
      – in 2014 , the year was around ships, in 2018 the year is about ships.

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27. The minimum wage varies from 2,150,000 dong to 3,100,000 dong per month depending on the region (data from 2015).

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28. The amount of income tax in Vietnam is 20%.

29. Retired women can go at the age of 55, and men at the age of 60.

30. The unemployment rate in 2018 is 2% .

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31. The richest citizen of Vietnam is Pham Nhat Vuong with assets worth over $1.7 billion (about 6.5 billion zlotys).

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32. In Vietnam, an average person consumes about 6.6 liters of pure alcohol per year.

33. The most beer is beer – 97%, then spirit – 2%, and wine – 1%.

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34. In this country, compulsory education lasts 9 years.

35. The beginning of education begins at the age of 6.

36. The average IQ level is 94.

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37. In this country there are 5.5% of people above 15 years of age who can not read or write (approximately 5 043 500 people).

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38. The national tree is bamboo.

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39. The built-up speed limit is 50 km / h.

40. Outside the built-up area, the speed limit on the normal road is 80 km / h, and on highways from 80 to 100 km / h.

41. The permissible blood alcohol content in a person driving a car is 0.5 promille.

42. In 2013, 9,845 people lost their lives as a result of traffic accidents.

43. 34% of fatal accidents caused people who were under the influence of alcohol.

44. There are over 40,791,000 motor vehicles registered in this country (445 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants).

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45. 13% of the population suffer from malnourishment (around 11,920,000 people).

46. 14% of the population live on less than 3 $a day.

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47.  On October 8, 1881, the country undergoes a cyclone that killed over 150,000 people.

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48. In Vietnam, adulthood is reached at the age of 16.

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49. In this country there are more than 206 633 km of paved roads, including over 758 km of expressways (0.32% of all roads in the world).

50. In this country there are 45 airports, 38 of the paved surface.

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51. In this country there are over 2,632 km of railway tracks.

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52. In this country over 47 300 000 (2015) 64 000 000 (2018) people have access to internet (about 70% of the population).

53. About 35,000,000 (2015) 50,000,000 (2018) accounts on Facebook.

54. The average speed of fixed internet is 3.4 Mb / s, and the maximum of 25.5 Mb / s (data from the end of 2015).

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55. The national top-level domain is .vn . There are over 332 270 websites with such an extension.

56. The most popular pages with the extension .vn are: google.com.vn, zing.vn and 24h.com.vn.

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57. This country has 2018 over $49 497 000 000 of foreign exchange reserves (0.3% of foreign exchange reserves of all countries of the world).

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58. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
      – in 2015 the year is $204 539 000 000 ,
      – in 2018 the year is $224,000,000,000 .

59. Internal debt at the beginning …
      – 2015 year was 50.5% GDP, or around: $103 292 195 000 ,
      – 2018 of the year was 61.5% GDP, or around: $137 760,000,000 . To pay it off, each citizen would have to give around $1 502.

60. Foreign debt at the beginning …
      – 2015 the year was around: $69,760,000,000 ,
      – 2018 of the year is around: $91 208 000 000 .

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61. In this country, an average adult smokes 83 cigarettes a month.

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62. The highest building in Vietnam is Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower in Hanoi, which is 328.6 meters high (72 floors). It was built in 2012.

63. A building with a planned height of 461,5 meters (81 floors) is being built in Ho Chi Minh City. Completed to be in 2018.

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64. The lowest temperature: -6.1 °C was measured in Sa Pa.

65. The highest temperature: 42.7 °C was measured in con Cuong.

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66. The most deadly disease in this country is tuberculosis.

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67. The average life expectancy in this country is 74.4 years (women – 76.2 years and men – 72.3 years).

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68. In this country, women can get married at the age of 18, and men aged 20 years.

69. 10 women give birth to 18 children on average

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70. The average age people living in this country is 29.6 years old.

71. The country is around:
– 22 100 000 people (24.1%) in the age range 0-14 years.
– 64 263 000 people (70.08%) in the age range 15-64 years.
– 5 336 900 people (5.82%) over 65 years old.

72. In this country, about 1 464 000 children are born each year (1.6% of the population), and about 544,000 people die (0.6% of the population).

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73. Vietnam is the second largest coffee exporter in the world, behind Brazil.

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74. Vietnam according to the Hapiness Index, is one of the happiest countries in the world.

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75. In this country, a person who is 14 years old is subject to criminal liability.

76. In Vietnam there are 108420 km2 of agricultural land (35% of the country).

77. 17 people in 1000 possess firearms.

78. The highest located city in the country is Sa Pa.

79. In this country, women have the right to vote since 1946.

80. In this country, the formalities associated with setting up a business last 50 days.

81. The work week is 40 hours.

82. 26% of the country’s population lives in urban areas.

83. 134134 km2 of the country is covered by forests (43.3%)

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84. In this country, the amount of income tax for individuals is 35%, and for companies 20% (2018).

85. The tax on goods and services is 10% (2018).

86. The level of inflation in 2018 is 4.5%.

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87. In 2018, the average monthly salary in this country is 5,066,000 ₫

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