58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)
provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai
municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Yellow, five-pointed star on red field; lotus blossom; national colors: red, yellow.
Title | "Tien quan ca" (The Song of the Marching Troops) |
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Lyric/music | Nguyen Van CAO |
Date of Independence | 2 September 1945 (from France) |
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National holiday | Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945) |
Legal system | civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest adopted 28 November 2013, effective 1 January 2014 |
Amendments | Proposed by the president, by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee, or by at least two thirds of the National Assembly membership; a decision to draft an amendment requires approval by at least a two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership, followed by the formation of a constitutional drafting committee to write a draft and collect citizens’ opinions; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the Assembly membership; the Assembly can opt to conduct a referendum |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Vietnam |
Dual citizenship recognized | no |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 5 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Luong CUONG (since 21 Oct 2024) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Pham Minh CHINH (since 26 July 2021) |
Cabinet | Cabinet proposed by the prime minister, confirmed by the National Assembly, and appointed by the president |
Elections/appointments | president indirectly elected by the National Assembly from among its members for a single 5-year term; prime minister recommended by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers confirmed by the National Assembly and appointed by the president |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 23 May 2021 (next to be held in spring 2026) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - CPV 97.2%, 2.8% non-party; seats by party - CPV 486, non-party 14; composition- 342 men, 151 women, percentage women 30.6% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme People's Court (consists of the chief justice and 13 judges) |
Judge selection and term of office | Chief justice elected by the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the president for a 5-year, renewable term; deputy chief justice appointed by the president from among the judges for a 5-year term; judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly for 5-year terms |
Subordinate courts | High Courts (administrative, civil, criminal, economic, labor, family, juvenile); provincial courts; district courts; Military Court; note - the National Assembly Standing Committee can establish special tribunals upon the recommendation of the chief justice |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Nguyen Quoc DZUNG (since 19 April 2022) |
Chancery | 1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 861-0737 |
FAX | [1] (202) 861-0917 |
Email address and website | [email protected] http://vietnamembassy-usa.org/ |
Consulate(s) general | Houston, San Francisco |
Consulate(s) | New York |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Marc KNAPPER (since 11 February 2022) |
Embassy | 7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi |
Mailing address | 4550 Hanoi Place, Washington, DC 20521-4550 |
Telephone | [84] (24) 3850-5000 |
FAX | [84] (24) 3850-5010 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://vn.usembassy.gov/ |
Consulate(s) general | Ho Chi Minh City |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 8 (5 cultural, 2 natural, 1 mixed) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Complex of Hué Monuments (c); Ha Long Bay (n); Hoi An Ancient Town (c); My Son Sanctuary (c); Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (n); Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi (c); Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (c); Trang An Landscape Complex (m) |
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