Vietnam Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Vietnam, civil time is represented by Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +84, and the country-code domain is .vn.
Vietnam time right now
Civil time reference
Vietnam is represented here using Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Vietnam.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
Type C
2 round pins
How Vietnam is identified internationally
For Vietnam, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Vietnam practical data table
| Field | Vietnam | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +84 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .vn | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | VN | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | VNM | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 704 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Vietnam's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +84, ccTLD .vn, time-zone reference Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, and identify the authority used for each claim.