Vietnam Transportion

Country Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Capital City: Hanoi

Population: 19.5% (2004 est.)

Population Growth: 1.004% (2007 est.)

Currency: dong (VND)

Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language)

Area: 329,560 sq km

Inflation Rate: 7.5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 2% (2006)

Domain extension:

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF VIETNAM

Railways - total:

2,600 km

Railways - standard gauge:

178 km 1.435-m gauge

Railways - broad gauge:

2,169 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

Heliports:

Waterways:

17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2005)

Pipelines - gas:

condensate/gas 432 km; gas 163 km;

Pipelines - oil:

Pipelines - refined products:

206 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals: