Get to know Vietnam. Find out about its culture and people.

Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Size: 127,881 square miles (331,210 square kilometers); slightly larger than New Mexico

Population: 91,519,289 as of 2011

Capital: Hanoi

Official language: Vietnamese, though English is widely spoken

Currency: Dong

Climate: Tropical in the south; in the north, a hot rainy season alternates with a warm dry season

Products: Rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, cashews, soybeans, corn, sugarcane, peanuts, sweet potatoes, bananas, poultry, fish, seafood; clothing, shoes