Country Report on

• Ethnic groups: Vietnamese (86% of pop.), Tay (2%), Thai (1.7%), Muong (1.5%), Khome (1.4%), Hoa (1%), Nun (1%), Hmong (1%) and others (4-5%) • Religions: Buddhist (9%), Catholic (7%), Hao Hao (2%), Cao Dai (1%), Protestant (0.5%), Islam (0.1%) and indigenous beliefs (80%), based on 1999 census