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<text>
<title>
Vietnam: Government
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Vietnam
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Socialist Republic of Vietnam</l>
<l> conventional short form: Vietnam</l>
<l> local long form: Cong Hoa Chu Nghia Viet Nam</l>
<l> local short form: Viet Nam</l>
</list>
<p>Abbreviation: SRV
</p>
<p>Digraph: VM
</p>
<p>Type: Communist state
</p>
<p>Capital: Hanoi
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 50 provinces (tinh, singular and
plural), 3 municipalities* (thanh pho, singular and plural); An
Giang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Bac Thai, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh
Thuan, Can Tho, Cao Bang, Dac Lac, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai,
Ha Bac, Ha Giang, Ha Noi*, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh, Hai Hung, Hai Phong*,
Ho Chi Minh*, Hoa Binh, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai
Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Minh Hai, Nam Ha,
Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang
Nam-Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son
La, Song Be, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien, Tien
Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phu, Yen Bai
</p>
<p>Independence: 2 September 1945 (from France)
</p>
<p>Constitution: NA April 1992
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Communist legal theory and French civil
law system
</p>
<p>National holiday: Independence Day, 2 September (1945)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: only party - Vietnam Communist
Party (VCP), DO MUOI, general secretary
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> National Assembly: last held 19 July 1992 (next to be held
NA July 1997); results - VCP is the only party; seats - (395
total) VCP or VCP-approved 395
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, prime minister, three deputy
prime ministers
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi)
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme People's Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President Le Duc ANH (since 23 September
1992)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Vo Van KIET (since 9
August 1991); First Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since
10 August 1991); Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen KHANH (since NA
February 1987); Deputy Prime Minister Tran Duc LUONG (since NA
February 1987)
</p>
<p>Member of: ACCT, AsDB, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none
</p>
<p>US diplomatic representation: none
</p>
<p>Flag: red with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center
</p></body></article></text>