Politics
COUNTRY'S NAME
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
CAPITAL CITY
Hanoi (Ha Noi)
Type of Government
Communist state
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE
2 September 1945
National Holidays
Independence Day, 2 September
CHIEF OF STATE
President Truong Tan SANG
Head of Government
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG
Executive Branch
President elected by the National Assembly from among its members for five-year term; last election held 25 July 2011 (next to be held in July 2016); prime minister appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister; appointment of prime minister and deputy prime ministers confirmed by National AssemblyJudicial Judical Branch
Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a five-year term)THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
SUFFRAGE
18 years of age; universal
Their US Ambassador
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc CUONG
Their US Embassy
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.
Their Consulates
New York.
Our Ambassador
Ambassador David B. SHEAR
U.S. EMBASSY (THERE)
7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Our Consulates
Ho Chi Minh City
UN REPRESENTATIVE
Lê Lương Minh
THEIR FLAG
red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism
National Symbols
yellow, five-pointed star on red field
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
CAPITAL CITY
Hanoi (Ha Noi)
Type of Government
Communist state
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE
2 September 1945
National Holidays
Independence Day, 2 September
CHIEF OF STATE
President Truong Tan SANG
Head of Government
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG
Executive Branch
President elected by the National Assembly from among its members for five-year term; last election held 25 July 2011 (next to be held in July 2016); prime minister appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister; appointment of prime minister and deputy prime ministers confirmed by National AssemblyJudicial Judical Branch
Supreme People's Court (chief justice is elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a five-year term)THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
SUFFRAGE
18 years of age; universal
Their US Ambassador
Ambassador Nguyen Quoc CUONG
Their US Embassy
1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC.
Their Consulates
New York.
Our Ambassador
Ambassador David B. SHEAR
U.S. EMBASSY (THERE)
7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Our Consulates
Ho Chi Minh City
UN REPRESENTATIVE
Lê Lương Minh
THEIR FLAG
red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center; red symbolizes revolution and blood, the five-pointed star represents the five elements of the populace - peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers - that unite to build socialism
National Symbols
yellow, five-pointed star on red field