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*Population (2007 estimate): 85.2 million.
*Population (2007 estimate): 85.2 million.
*Annual growth rate (2007 estimate): 1.004%.
*Annual growth rate (2007 estimate): 1.004%.
*Ethnic groups: Vietnamese (85%-90%), Chinese (3%), Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups.
*Ethnic groups: Vietnamese (85%-90%), Chinese (3%), [[Hmong]], Thai, Khmer, Cham, mountain groups.
*Religions: Buddhism, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic, some Protestant), animism, Islam.
*Religions: [[Buddhism]], Hoa Hao, [[Cao Dai]], Christian (predominantly [[Roman Catholic]], some Protestant), [[animism]], [[Islam]].
*Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages.
*Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages.
*Education (2004): Literacy--90.3%.
*Education (2004): Literacy--90.3%.
*Health (2007 estimate): Birth rate—16.63 births/1000 population. Infant mortality rate--17.4 /1000. Life expectancy--70.8 yrs. Death rate--6.56/1,000.
*Health (2007 estimate): Birth rate—16.63 births/1000 population. Infant mortality rate--17.4 /1000. Life expectancy--70.8 yrs. Death rate--6.56/1,000.
==Government and Political Conditions==
==Government and Political Conditions==