t.)

_#_Labor force: 32.7 million; agricultural 65%, industrial and
service 35% (1990 est.)

_#_Organized labor: reportedly over 90% of wage and salary earners are
members of the Vietnam Federation of Trade Unions (VFTU)

_*_Government
_#_Long-form name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam; abbreviated SRV

_#_Type: Communist state

_#_Capital: Hanoi

_#_Administrative divisions: 41 provinces (tinh, singular and plural),
3 municipalities* (thanh pho, singular and plural); An Giang,
Bac Thai, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Cao Bang, Cuu Long, Dak Lak, Dong Nai,
Dong Thap, Gia Lai-Kon Tum, Ha Bac, Hai Hung, Hai Phong*, Ha Nam Ninh,
Ha Noi*, Ha Son Binh, Ha Tuyen, Hau Giang, Hoang Lien Son, Ho Chi Minh*,
Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Long An, Minh Hai,
Nghe Tinh, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam-Da Nang, Quang Ngai,
Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Song Be, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa,
Thua Thien, Thuan Hai, Tien Giang, Vinh Phu, Vung Tau-Con Dao;
note--diacritical marks are not included

_#_Independence: 2 September 1945 (from France)

_#_Constitution: 18 December 1980

_#_Legal system: based on Communist legal theory and French civil law
system

_#_National holiday: Independence Day, 2 September (1945)

_#_Executive branch: chairman of the Council of State, Council of
State, chairman of the Council of Ministers, Council of Ministers

_#_Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi)

_#_Judicial branch: Supreme People's Court

_#_Leaders:

Chief of State--Chairman of the Council of State Vo Chi CONG (since
18 June 1987);

Head of Government--Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Premier)
Vo Van KIET (since 9 August 1991)

_#_Political parties and leaders: only party-- Vietnam Communist Party
(VCP), Nguyen Van LINH

_#_Suffrage: universal at age 18

_#_Elections:

National Assembly--last held 19 April 1987
(next to be held April 1992);
results--VCP is the only party;
seats--(496 total) VCP or VCP-approved 496

_#_Communists: nearly 2 million

_#_Member of: ACCT, AsDB, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBEC, IBRD, ICAO,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, IIB, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

_#_Diplomatic representation: none

_#_Flag: red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: This is a centrally planned, developing economy with
extensive