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Population 85% Vietnamese, 3% Chinese, and members of 54 ethnic minority groups (Ba Na, BoY, Brau, Bru-Van Kieu, Cham, Cho Ro, Chu Ru, Chut, Co, Co Ho, Co Lao, Cong, Co Tu, Dao, E De, Gia Rai, Giay, Gie-Trieng, Hmong, Ha Nhi, Hoa, Hre, Khang, Khmer, Kho Mu, Kinh, La Chi, La Ha, La Hu, Lao, Lo Lo, Lu, Ma, Mang, M'Nong, Muong, Ngai, Nung, O Du, Pa Then, Phu La, Pu Peo, Ra Glai, Ro Mam, San Chay, San Diu, Si La, To Oi, Tay, Thai, Tho, Xinh Mun, Xo Dang, Xtieng)
Languages Official language is Vietnamese, a mix derived mostly of Mon-Khmer elements with some Tai and Chinese. The language is monosyllabic. Most minorities retain their language, like Chinese, and many Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian dialects.

Today's main foreign language, especially among the young, is English. Especially in the north, French and Russian are also spoken.
Script Based on Latin with accents. The script was developed by Alexander De Rhodes in the 19th century.
Religion Mainly Buddhism, also Taoism, Confucianism, Hoa Hao, Caodaism, Islam and Christianity.


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