Full country name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

 

Area: 329,560 sq km

 

Population: 83,535,576

 

Capital City: Hanoi

 

Currency: Dong (D)

 

People: 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%

 

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

 

Religion: Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8%

 

Government: Communist state

 

Climate/Temperature: Vietnam's climate is tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)

 

Visa: British Passport holders require a Visa to visit Vietnam.

 

Local Time: GMT +7

 

Health: The immunisations given below are a guide only.

 

You must discuss your own particular needs and contra-indications to vaccines or tablets with your doctor or practice nurse.

 

Immunisations – Please confirm those recommended for use in Britain are up to date, especially those for children and adult boosters of tetanus.

 

Courses or boosters usually advised – Diphtheria; Tetanus; Hepatitis A; Typhoid. 

 

Vaccines sometimes advised – Tuberculosis; Rabies; Hepatitis B; Japanese B Encephalitis.