Vietnam

Population: 83.6 million (UN, 2005).
Capital: Hanoi.
Area: 329,247 sq km (',123 sq miles).
Major language: Vietnamese.
Major religion: Buddhism.
Life expectancy: 68 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN).
Monetary unit: 1 dong = 100 xu.
Main exports: Petroleum, rice, coffee, clothing, fish.
GNI per capita: US $550 (World Bank, 2005).

For more info on Vietnam:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1243338.stm

In 2010 VAP has 56 project(s) in Vietnam

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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