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    Vietnam Government 1995
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    SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Names:
      conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
      conventional short form:
      local long form: Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam
      local short form: Viet Nam
      Abbreviation: SRV
      Digraph: VM
      Type: Communist state

      Capital: Hanoi
      Administrative divisions: 50 provinces (tinh, singular and plural), 3 municipalities* (thanh pho, 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, 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:
      chief of state: President Le Duc ANH (since 23 September 1992)
      head of government: Prime Minister Vo Van KIET (since 9 August 1991); First Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since 10 August 1991); Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen KHANH (since NA February 1987); Deputy Prime Minister Tran Duc LUONG (since NA February 1987)
      cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president on proposal of the prime minister and ratification of the Assembly

      Legislative branch: unicameral
      National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi): elections last held 19 July 1992 (next to be held NA July 1997); results - VCP is the only party; seats - (395 total) VCP or VCP-approved 395

      Judicial branch: Supreme People's Court

      Political parties and leaders: only party - Vietnam Communist Party (VCP), DO MUOI, general secretary
      Member of: ACCT, AsDB, ASEAN (observer), ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

      Diplomatic representation in US: none; Ambassador Le Van BANG is the Permanent Representative to the UN
      US diplomatic representation: none

      Flag: red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center

      NOTE: The information regarding Vietnam on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Vietnam Government 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Vietnam Government 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.

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