Vietnam

Country in South-Eastern Asia

Vietnam is a country in South-Eastern Asia, with its capital in Hanoi. About 101.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 16th most populous of the 195 countries. At 331,212 km², it is the 66th largest country by area. It borders Cambodia, China and Laos.

Vietnam at a glance

Capital: Hanoi
Population (2025): 101.6 million
Area: 331,212 km²
Density: 307 per km²
Official language: Vietnamese
Currency: Vietnamese đồng
People: Vietnamese
Calling code: +84
Internet domain: .vn
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Vietnam?

How Vietnam compares

Population rank

16th of 195

8th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

66th of 195

19th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

307 per km²

More crowded than 86% of countries

Similar in size: Malaysia (330,803 km²).
Similar population: Iran (92.4 million).
Vietnam is the only place that uses the Vietnamese đồng.
Vietnamese is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Vietnam

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Vietnam in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Vietnam

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Vietnam so far, from 403 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

47% right

56th hardest of 176 · 295 answers

Its flag

82% right

96th hardest of 145 · 108 answers

Players find Vietnam on the map in 47% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Myanmar.
Players recognise the flag of Vietnam in 82% of tries. The most common wrong answer is South Korea.

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Countries that border Vietnam

Vietnam borders 3 countries: Cambodia, China and Laos.

Quick quiz: Vietnam

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Vietnam?
2. What is the capital of Vietnam?
3. Which of these borders Vietnam?

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Questions about Vietnam

Is Vietnam a country?

Yes. Vietnam is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Vietnam?

The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.

Which countries border Vietnam?

Vietnam borders 3 countries: Cambodia, China and Laos.

How many countries border Vietnam?

3. Vietnam shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Vietnam?

Vietnam covers 331,212 km², about the same size as Malaysia (330,803 km²).

Is Vietnam hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Vietnam in 47% of 295 tries, 56th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Myanmar.

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