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Vietnam

Việt Nam

ISO VN Dial +84 Currency VND Asia
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Vietnam, officially Việt Nam, is a country in South-Eastern Asia, Its capital is Hanoi, its country calling code is +84, and its ISO 3166 codes are VN (alpha-2) and VNM (alpha-3). The official currency is Vietnamese đồng (VND) ₫.

Capital
Hanoi
Calling code
+84
Currency
Vietnamese đồng (VND) ₫
Languages
Vietnamese
Local time
07:08:21
ISO alpha-2
VN
ISO alpha-3
VNM
Population
97,338,583
Area
331,212 km²
Region
South-Eastern Asia
Internet domain
.vn
Drives on the
right

Vietnam country code: +84

The country calling code for Vietnam is +84. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Vietnam number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Vietnam ISO codes: VN and VNM

Vietnam is assigned VN as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and VNM as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Vietnam is .vn. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Vietnam: the Vietnamese đồng

The official currency of Vietnam is the Vietnamese đồng, with the ISO 4217 code VND and the symbol ₫. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Vietnam are quoted in VND. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Vietnam

The primary time zone for Vietnam is +07:00, currently UTC+07:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Vietnam

The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. Vietnam sits in Asia, specifically the South-Eastern Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 16.16666666, 107.83333333. Traffic in Vietnam drives on the right. Languages recorded for Vietnam: Vietnamese.

Which countries border Vietnam?

Vietnam shares a land border with 3 countries: Cambodia, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

3 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Public holidays 2026

4 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
30 Apr 2026 Reunification Day National
1 May 2026 Labour Day National
2 Sep 2026 National Day National

Where Vietnam is

Centre point 16.16666666, 107.83333333.

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