Vietnam - an expatriate guide - Information for anyone planning on travel or moving to Vietnam.

Capital: Hanoi

Population: 83,535,576 ( 2005 Estimated)

Ethnic groups: Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.7%, Muong 1.5%, Khome 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nun 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% (1999 census)

Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, Russian and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Currency: Vietnam Dong (VND)

Timezone: GMT + 7