The Government of Vietnam
Overview
- Capital: Hanoi
- Administrative regions: 58 provinces plus 5 municipalities
- Government & legal system: One-party socialist republic led by the Communist Party of Vietnam; civil law system. (government site)
- Head of state / government: Lương Cường, President; Phạm Minh Chính, Prime Minister (head of government) (official page)
- Official language(s): Vietnamese (official)
- National Day: September 2 (Independence Day, 1945)
- Independence: September 2, 1945 (from France/Japan)
- Other official holidays: Tet (Lunar New Year), Liberation Day/Reunification Day (Apr 30)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official site)
- Regional / international memberships: United Nations/ UN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations/ ASEAN, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC, World Trade Organization/ WTO
- Visa / entry requirements: E-visa system available for most nationalities (the portal moved to a new primary domain in November 2024; the older domain still redirects). (visa info)
- Currency: Vietnamese đồng (VND) — Ho Chi Minh’s portrait appears on the obverse of every denomination, with national landmarks (including Ha Long Bay) on the reverse.
- Flag symbolism: Red field with a large five-pointed gold star centered — red represents revolution, the gold star represents the Communist Party leading workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals, and youth (the star’s five points).
