Vietnam
There’s more to Vietnam than the traditional image of rice paddies and conical hats. You will find a country bursting with energy and forward motion. You’ll feel it in the hum and activity on the streets. You’ll see it in the way Vietnamese welcome you to their homes, invite you to taste their food, and proudly show you their rich culture.
General Details
Known also officially as the Socialst Rebuplic of Vietnam, the country is straetgically situated between China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west.
The capital city is Hanoi in the north and its most populous city is Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).
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Reunited under a unitary socialist government in 1976, both North and South Vietnam became ecomoically and politically isolated. In 1986, the Communist Party initiated a series of reforms that resulted into Vietnam intergrating in to world politics and economy. Vietnam is now consistentatly ranked amongt the fastest-groiwing countries in the wolrd, although it is still challenged by poverty and other challenges.
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Vietnam is a unitary Marxist-Leniist one-party socialist republic and officially is committed to socialism although its economic policies are increasingly capitalist.
Population
Vietnam has an estimated 95 million inhabitants and is the 15th most populous country in the world.
Country Information
Vietnam is divided into 58 provinces and there are five municaplities.
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Red River Delta (Ha Noi, Municipality, Hai Phong, Municipality)
North East
Northwest
North Cetnral Coast
Central Highlands
South Central Coast (Da Nang, Municipality)
Southeast (Ho Chi Minh City, Municipality)
Mekong Delta (Can Tho, Municipality)
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Some of the largest municipalities like Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi have population over 7 million people.
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Languge
The national language of the country is Vietnamese spoken by the majority of the population. Vietnam's minority groups speak a variety of languages. The French language is also spoken by many educated Vietnamese as a second language as well as English whisch is increasingly used.
Religion
All citizens generally enjoy freedom of belief and religion according to the constituion of Vietnam, however, religious beliefes cannot be used to undermine state law and policies.
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Formally recognised religious communities include 11 million Buddhists, 6.2 million Catholics, 1.4 million Protestants, 4.4 million Cadaisms followers, 1.3 million Hoahaoism Buddhist as well as Muslims, Bahais and HIndus.
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About 7% of the population a re Christians, totalling around six million Roman Catholics and one million Protestants.
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What We Are Doing In Vietnam
1) Pastors and Leadership Conference
2) Ministry Training School
3) Education and Community Projects
4) Social Work
5) Church Planting
6) Church Unity Network
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