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Vietnam (capital Hanoi) and neighboring states.
What was Saigon is now Ho Chi Minh City.

Wealth and National Well-Being

Country Comparisons:
2010: see chart

World Factbook:"Vietnam is a densely-populated developing country that in the last 30 years has had to recover from the ravages of war, the loss of financial support from the old Soviet Bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration. They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive export-driven industries."nemployment rate

2009: 2.9%
2007: 4.7%

Military expenditures as a percentage of GDP
2005: 2.5%

People

Living in an urban area
2008: 28%

Density for 2005: 256 persons per square kilometer. Per square kilometer of arable land: 1,286.5 persons.

Migrations
2010: More people leaving than arriving. A net loss of 0.37 persons per 1,000 population.

Geography

South of China. East of Laos and Cambodia. 3,444 kilometers (2.152.5 miles) of coastline facing the South China Sea. Slightly larger than New Mexico.

People in Ho Chi Minh City commonly call the city Saigon.

Government

Vietnam's constitution dates from 1992. Its legal system is based on French civil law. Vietnam has a president elected to a five-year term by a National Assembly. It has a prime minister and deputy prime ministers. It has a Cabinet proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president and ratified by the National Assembly. The National Assembly is unicameral, with 498 seats, its members elected by popular vote for five-year terms. Capital: Hanoi.

Recent History

Vietnam's day of independence day-- from the French -- is September 2, 1945.

SOURCES:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/