Vietnam

Vietnam is predominantly ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh), with more than fifty minority groups in the highlands. Vietnamese is the national language.

Religious life blends Buddhism, folk traditions, and Confucian values, with Catholic, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, and other communities, in an officially atheist state.

Society

Vietnam has high literacy, a young and increasingly skilled workforce, and a fast-growing middle class, with living standards rising rapidly, though the population is beginning to age.