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Vietnam Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/vietnam/vietnam_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code VM Government type Communist state National capital Hanoi Administrative divisions
50 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities* (thu do,
singular and plural); An Giang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Bac Thai, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh,
Binh Thuan, Can Tho, Cao Bang, Dac Lac, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Bac,
Ha Giang, Ha Noi*, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh, Hai Hung, Hai Phong*, Ho Chi Minh*, Hoa
Binh, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai,
Long An, Minh Hai, Nam Ha, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen, Quang
Binh, Quang Nam-Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son
La, Song Be, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra
Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phu, Yen Bai
Independence 2 September 1945 (from France) National holiday Independence Day, 2 September (1945) Constitution 15 April 1992 Legal system based on communist legal theory and French civil law system Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (450 seats; members elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme People's Court, chief justice is elected for a five-year term by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president Political parties and leaders only party - Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Le Kha PHIEU, general secretary International organization participation will become a member at the next APEC meeting in the fall of 1998, ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant) Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |