The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a single-party state. A new state constitution was approved in April 1992, replacing the 1975 version. The central role of the Communist Party was reasserted in all organs of government, politics and society. Only political organizations affiliated or endorsed by the Communist Party are permitted to contest elections. These include the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, workers and trade unionist parties. Vietnam is located along the eastern edge of Indochina. Spread over an area of about 331,690 sq. kms Vietnam has a population of more than 83, 535, 576 people.
Among them, the Viet nation (often called as the Kinh nation) comprises 86.83 per cent of the total population. Two largest ethnics are Tay and Thai who share two per cent of the population.One of basic features of the Vietnamese is the community-consciousness with three principles: Family-Commune- Fatherland and humane ideology.Vietnam has a rapid population growth, there are 59 provinces, accompanied with Hanoi is the capital.
The old capital of Hue, for example, is a site included on the World Heritage list. It is an amazing country with 82 millions inhabitants including approximately 54 ethnic groups and the Vietnamese are very proud of their 4,000 years of history. Until French colonization in the mid-19th century, Vietnam's economy was uniformly agrarian, subsistence, and village-oriented.
The war with the Americans did much to turn the world’s attention to Vietnam, which remembers the event, either for its brutality or the failure of American power.The Vietnamese people are not only very determined, but also warm and friendly. Vietnam today has reached new heights of prosperity and is open for visitors to visit country at peace.Crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes , pepper, they are the object for exporting.