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  1. Date of Independence: September 2, 1945
  2. Date of Current Constitution: April 15, 1992
  3. Population: 77,311,210 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 127,816 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Hanoi
  6. Form of Government: communist
  7. Main Industries: food processing, textiles, cement, chemical fertilizer
  8. Agriculture: rice, fruits, vegetables, soybeans, coffee, tea, bananas, rubber
  9. Natural Resources: phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil deposits, forests, rubber, marine products
  10. Currency: dong
  11. GDP: $134.8 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $1,770 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese
  14. Religions: Buddhism, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islam, Protestant denominations
  15. Literacy Rate: 94%
  16. Life Expectancy:    66 years (male)
  17.                 71 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 21 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 7 deaths per 1,000 population