Vietnam

About the Flag

Vietnam is located in Southeastern Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin and South China Sea between China and Cambodia. It is a socialist state with its capital in Hanoi. The President is the Chief of State, and the Prime Minister is the Head of Government. There is a unicameral National Assembly. The legal system is based on communist legal theory and French civil law. Vietnamese is the official language. Vietnam is a member of the UN and ASEAN.

Vietnam has made significant progress in recent years moving away from the planned economic model toward a more market-based economic system. Petroleum, rice, agricultural and marine products are the chief exports, and major trading partners are Japan, Singapore, France, and South Korea. The currency is the new dong.

Ship registration in Vietnam is governed by the Maritime Code of Vietnam of 2005 and supervised by the Vietnam Maritime Administration.