LanguagesVietnamese (official)English (often as a second language)some FrenchChineseand Khmermountain-area languages (including Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
TimezonesUTC+7
Area331,210 km²
Map ReferenceSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia
BordersCambodiaChinaLaos
Demographics
Population (2023)100,352,192
Density303.0 per km²
Urban Population39.5%
Median Age33.1 years
Life Expectancy76.1 years
Major CitiesHo Chi Minh CityHANOICan ThoHai PhongDa NangBien Hoa