Welcome to Vietnam Vietnam

Travel Information

Currency

Vietnam's currency is the Vietnamese đồng (VND). The symbol for the đồng is ₫, and its ISO currency code is VND.

1 USD is approximately 24,000–25,000 VND, but exchange rates fluctuate.

Official Language Spoken

The official spoken language of Vietnam is Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt). It is the national language and is used in government, education, media, and daily communication. Vietnamese is a tonal language with six tones and is written using the Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ). While ethnic minority languages exist, Vietnamese remains the primary language spoken across the country.

Population

98.86 million (2023)

Weather and Climate

The northern region experiences a monsoonal and humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) with winters typically dry and summers ranging from hot to mild. In southern and central areas, the climate is tropical monsoon with only two seasons (rainy and dry).