_#_Nationality: noun—Vietnamese (sing. and pl.); adjective—Vietnamese
_#_Ethnic divisions: predominantly Vietnamese 85-90%; Chinese 3%; ethnic minorities include Muong, Thai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham; other mountain tribes
_#_Religion: Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islamic, Protestant
_#_Language: Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
_#_Literacy: 88% (male 92%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
_#_Labor force: 32.7 million; agricultural 65%, industrial and service 35% (1990 est.)
_#_Organized labor: reportedly over 90% of wage and salary earners are members of the Vietnam Federation of Trade Unions (VFTU)
_*Government #_Long-form name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam; abbreviated SRV
_#_Type: Communist state
_#_Capital: Hanoi