Vietnam

摘要

Area: 329,560 sq.km (127,280 sq. miles); 24% arable, 1% meadows and pastures, 40% forest and woodland, 35% other. Coastline: 3,444km (2,140 miles) excluding islands. Maritime claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm), contiguous zone 44km (24nm), EEZ 370km (200nm), continental shelf 200nm or edge of continental margin. Population: 91,519,289 (July 2012 est.); annual growth rate 1.054% (2012 est.). The population is 85-90% Vietnamese, 3% Chinese; ethnic minorities. Religions: Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Christian, Islamic, indigenous beliefs. Languages: Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian). Literacy rate: 94%.