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Photos of Vietnam

Ha Long Bay includes a dense cluster of roughly 2,000, generally small limestone isles of various shapes and sizes, each covered with thick jungle vegetation. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 67

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 113

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 102

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 111

Death rate

comparison ranking: 165

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 106

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 62

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 99

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 102

Tobacco use

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Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 113

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 16

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 54

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 130

Labor force

comparison ranking: 13

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 17

Public debt

comparison ranking: 83

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 49

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 21

Exports

comparison ranking: 24

Imports

comparison ranking: 24

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 12

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 98

Railways

comparison ranking: total 64

Roadways

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Waterways

comparison ranking: 3

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 13

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 76

Space

Transnational Issues