10.191 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 21
134.066 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 8
government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcas
23.382 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 17
total: 2,632 km
country comparison to the world: 63
standard gauge: 527 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,105 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
total: 206,633 km
country comparison to the world: 24
paved: 148,338 km
unpaved: 47,130 km (2013)
47,130 km (30,831 km weight under 50 tons) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 4
major seaport(s): Cam Pha Port, Da Nang,
Haiphong, Phu My,
Quy Nhon river port(s): Ho Chi Minh (Mekong) container port(s) (TEUs): Haiphong (1,018,794),
Saigon New Port (3,071,777)
total: 579
country comparison to the world: 20
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 142, cargo 335, chemical
tanker 23, container 19, liquefied gas 7, passenger/cargo 1
,petroleum tanker 48, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll of
45 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 96
