Countries of the World: Vietnam
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Vietnam.
Vietnam is a country on the Asian continent with coastlines going along the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea with a population of just under 100 million people in 2022 and has the following 3 countries across its borders:
You pronounce Vietnam like this: VEE-ETT-NAHM.
Key information and contact details for Vietnam
Official Language: Vietnamese.
Secondary Language(s): Chinese, French.
Vietnam dialling code: +84.
Vietnam currency: Vietnamese dong.
Vietnam Capital City: Hanoi.
Vietnam International Airport: Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Trường Sơn, Phường 2, Tân Bình, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam. Phone Number: +84 28 3848 5383.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 113. Ambulance: 115. Fire: 114.
British Embassy: British Embassy Hanoi, Central Building, 4th floor, 31 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam. Phone Number: +84 (0) 24 3936 0500.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy Hanoi, 7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam. Phone Number: +84 24 3850 5000.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/vietnam.