,700 (2003 ) UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Website, (Kinh ) ( ) ( ) (%) ( ) (%) ( ) (%)

80,700 (2003 ) UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/ (Kinh ) () ( ) (%) ( ) (%) ( ) (%) 0 676.3 1.8 627.6 1.6 1,303.9 1.7 14 3,108.9 8.3 2,856.6 7.4 5,965.5 7.8 59 4,744.8 12.6 4,416.3 11.4 9,161.1 12.0 1014 4,724.1 12.6 4,407.7 11.4 9,131.8 12.0 1517 2,695.5 7.2 2,582.7 6.7 5,278.2 6.9 1819 1,428.1 3.8 1,512.1 3.9 2,940.2 3.9 2024 3,282.9 8.8 3,481.8 9.0 6,764.7 8.9 2529 3,225.8 8.6 3,248.3 8.4 6,474.1 8.5 3034 2,984.9 8.0 3,016.4 7.8 6,001.3 7.9 3539 2,700.5 7.2 2,851.2 7.3 5,551.7 7.3 4044 2,144.3 5.7 2,365.0 6.1 4,509.3 5.9 4549 1,468.2 3.9 1,637.2 4.2 3,105.4 4.1 5054 965.3 2.6 1,171.6 3.0 2,136.9 2.8 5559 793.7 2.1 1,010.5 2.6 1,804.2 2.4 6064 775.8 2.1 990.8 2.6 1,766.6 2.3 6569 750.8 2.0 931.1 2.4 1,681.9 2.2 7074 504.2 1.3 704.7 1.8 1,208.9 1.6 7579 313.6 0.8 520.1 1.3 833.7 1.1 8084 143.5 0.4 275.2 0.7 418.7 0.5 85 87.3 0.2 202.5 0.5 289.8 0.4 OVTA 2003

( ) (%) Vietnamese 65,051 86.7 Tay 1,190 1.6 Muong 914 1.2 Chinese, Yue 900 1.2 Khmer, Central 895 1.2 Nung 705 0.9 Hmong Daw 556 0.7 Tai Dam 500 0.7 4,319 5.8 75,030 100.0 Ethnologue Languages of the World Website, http://www.ethnologue.com/ ( ) (%) 55,080 70.0 ( ) 7,869 10.0 2,000 2.5 1,000 1.3 ( ) 400 0.5 50 0.1 12,287 15.6 78,686 100.0 Embassy of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Stockholm, Sweden Website, http://www.vietnamemb.se/ Vietmedia Website, http://www.vietmedia.com/

331,114km 2 343.6 /km 2 (2003 ) UNDP Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/ GMT+7-2 1.188% (2003 ) 22.4(19952000 ) 2.600(19952000 ) UNDP Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/ United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 1999. 68.2 (2001 ) 65.5 (2001 ) 70.1 (2001 ) UNDP Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/

Hanoi 2,931,400 Hai Phong 1,726,900 Quang Ninh 1,039,800 Hue 1,091,600 Da Nang 724,000 Hochiminh 5,479,000 Khanh Hoa 1,080,800 Lam Dong 1,064,300 Bien Hoa (Dong Nai) 2,095,500 Ba Ria- Vung Tau 856,100 Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Website, http://www.vietnamtourism.com/ 90.3% Tin Tuc News Vietnam Website, http://www1.tintucvietnam.com/ 38.2 (2003 ) UNDP Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/ 485 UNDP Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 GDP 4.77 6.79 6.89 7.04 7.24 6.55 Tin Tuc News Website, http://www1.tintucvietnam.com/ 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 5 4.77-1.07 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.54 Tai Lieu Website, http://tailieu.thoidai.org/ 117 9,800 (2004 16 ) ( ) 2003 (%) (%) 25 100 29.3 21.2 14,000 59.9 1.2 19 9,600 7.8 16.9 98,200 1.7 8.3 12 9,000 12.9 10.9 5600 14.5 4.2 Vietnam Panorama Website, http://www.vietnampanorama.com/ 198 8,000 (2003 ) ( ) 2002 (%) (%) 37 7,700 15.5 19 36 3,000 31.9 18.3 22 1,700 9 11.2 22 2,500 19.2 11.2 71,900-0.9 3.6 Vietnam Panorama Website, http://www.vietnampanorama.com/

141 6,200 (2004 16 ) ( ) 2003 (%) (%) 20 9,300-17.6 14.8 15 8,800 25.6 11.2 11 7,400 11.4 8.3 11 1,100 21.3 7.8 54,900 31 3.9 Vietnam Panorama Website, http://www.vietnampanorama.com/ 249 9,500 (2003 ) ( ) 2002 (%) (%) 53 5,000 41.1 21.4 24 1,000 19.5 9.6 20 3,900 19.2 8.2 16 4,200 23.1 6.6 96,800 45.6 3.9 Vietnam Panorama Website, http://www.vietnampanorama.com/ (Dong) 1002005001,0002,0005,00010,00020,00050,000100,000 500,000 2005001,0005,000 1 0.0017042 (2004 8 16 ) 1 0.00006345 (2004 8 16 )

( ) (%) 41,000.0-33,663.9-23,560.4 70.0 570.1 1.7 115.5 0.3 3,116.3 9.3 148.4 0.4 971.5 2.9 2,207.1 6.6 170.5 0.5 554.7 1.6 118.9 0.4 54.3 0.2 197.3 0.6 899.8 2.7 348.5 1.0 342.8 1.0 287.8 0.9 General Statistics Office of Vietnam Website, http://www.gso.gov.vn/ National Information Network on OSH of Vietnam Website, http://www.osh.netnam.vn/ 17,295km 7,879 Thang Long Tan Thuan Chuong Duong Quan Hau Song Gianh

2,600km (km) HanoiHochiminh 1,720 HanoiHaiphong 102 HanoiLao Cai 296 HanoiDong Dang 162 HanoiUong Bi 75 KepUong BiHa Long 106 KepLuu Xa 57 1,173 t (2002 ) 78 8 Hai Phong Da Nang Sai Gon Hai Phong Chua Ve Hoang Dieu Vat Canh Dan Xa Hai Phong Minh Duc Dinh Vu 2010 Hai Phong 1,000 t Da Nang 25,000DWT RORO CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), The World Factbook, 2002. CIA Website, http://www.odci.gov/ 1 2 8,886,000 ( ) (2004 8 ) 10.97 /100 Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Website, http://www.vnpt.com.vn/ (EVN)2002 Diesel IPP 358.01kW/h

5.6Cent/kW (WB) 7Cent/kW Electricity of VietNam Website, http://www.evn.com.vn/ 6.5% 2010 % VEPA (Vietnam Environment Protection Agency) Website, http://www.nea.gov.vn/ () 1,436,417 () 5,341,943 (%) 6.55 Vietnam Internet Network Information Center Website, http://thongkeinternet.vn/ Lang (100g)Ta (100kg)Yen (10kg) Techmart Vietnam Website, http://www.techmartvietnam.com.vn/ Tran Duc Luong ( ) 1997 9 24 Phan Van Khai Nguyen Di Nien

Nguyen Sinh Hung Nguyen Thi Hang Nguyen Minh Hien Dao Dinh Binh Truong Dinh Tuyen Uong Chu Luu Vo Hong Phuc Nguyen Hong Quan Hong Trung Hai Ta Quang Ngoc Hoang Van Phong Pham Quang Nghi Tran Thi Trung Chien Do Quang Trung Le Hong Anh Pham Van Tra Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website, http://www.mofa.gov.vn/ 1. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), The World Factbook, 2002. 2. CIA Website, http://www.odci.gov/ 3. Electricity of VietNam Website, http://www.evn.com.vn/ 4. Embassy of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Stockholm, Sweden Website, http://www.vietnamemb.se/ 5. Ethnologue Languages of the World Website, http://www.ethnologue.com/ 6. General Statistics Office of Vietnam Website, http://www.gso.gov.vn/

7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website, http://www.mofa.gov.vn/ 8. National Information Network on OSH of Vietnam Website, http://www.osh.netnam.vn/ 9. OVTA 2003 10. Tai Lieu Website, http://tailieu.thoidai.org/ 11. Techmart Vietnam Website, http://www.techmartvietnam.com.vn/ 12. Tin Tuc News Vietnam Website, http://www1.tintucvietnam.com/ 13. UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Website, http://www.undp.org.vn/ 14. United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 1999. 15. VEPA (Vietnam Environment Protection Agency) Website, http://www.nea.gov.vn/ 16. Vietmedia Website, http://www.vietmedia.com/ 17. Vietnam Internet Network Information Center Website, http://thongkeinternet.vn/ 18. Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Website, http://www.vietnamtourism.com/ 19. Vietnam Panorama Website, http://www.vietnampanorama.com/ 20. Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation Website, http://www.vnpt.com.vn/