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Capital: Hanoi
Area: 329,600 sq km/127,259 sq ml
Language: Vietnamese, French, English, Khmer, Chinese
Currency: Dong
Population: 81,624,716
Life expectancy: 62 (men), 66 (women)
Literacy rate: 90%
Religions: Taoist, Buddhist, Roman Catholic
Physical features: Mountains in the north and north west, tropical rainforest, Red River and Mekong deltas are the main centres of population
Ethnic distribution: 88% Vietnamese, 2% Chinese, 2% Khmer, many minority groups
Exports: Rice, rubber, coal, iron, apatite, farm produce, livestock, fish
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