Infant mortality rate: 38.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.02 years male: 64.69 years female: 69.48 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.69 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Vietnamese (singular and plural)
adjective: Vietnamese
Ethnic divisions: Vietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese 3%, Muong, Thai,
Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham
Religions: Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs,
Islam, Protestant
Languages: Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer,
tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 93.7%
male: 96.5%
female: 91.2%
Government —————
Name of country:
conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
conventional short form: Vietnam
local long form: Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam
local short form: Viet Nam
abbreviation: SRV