1 Vietnamese Dong = .000044 of an american dollar.

A .25 cent water bottle costs 5000 dong.

An estimated ten million motor bikes travel on the roads of Vietnam every day.

Around 38 percent of Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyen (pronounced as "win").

Boiled rice is the most popular food.

Communist State

Elephant rides are another very popular local activity often enjoyed by tourists.

Football is the most popular sport in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh was a famous leader 1890-1969

Instead of bells traditional gongs are used to call the Vietnamese children to school.

Like the USA the people in vietnam drive on the right side of the road.

Lizard fishing is one of Vietnams most widespread hobbies.

Noodles or "pho" are the second most popular food in Vietnam.

The capital city of Vietnam is Hanoi with an estimated population of just under 6.5 million it is the second largest city in Vietnam.

The capital is Hanoi.

The countries name was originally spelled "Viet Nam"

The country has a literacy level of 94%.

The largest city is Ho Chi Minh City which had a population of just under 7.5 million in 2010.

Their cuisine is well known for its balance of the five asian elements: spicy sour bitter salty and sweet.

Their flag consists of a golden star with five points to represent farmers workers intellectuals youth and soldiers

Their rate of unemployment is one of the lowest of all developing countries in the world.

Vietnam is about twice the size of Arizona.

Vietnam is home to the worlds largest cave "Son Doong".

Vietnam is one of the biggest producers of cashew nuts in the world?