| Location |
On
the Saigon River in south Vietnam |
| Country
telephone code |
84 |
| Population |
5.6
million in the metropolitan area |
| Ethnic
backround |
80%
Viet, 20% ethnic Chinese |
| Religion |
60%
Buddhist, 8% Catholic; the remainder
being a mix of Protestant, Confucian, Taoist,
Islam, Hindu and Caodai |
| Time
zone |
GMT
+ 7 (GMT + 6 hours from last Sunday
in March to Saturday before last Sunday in
October) |
| Electricity |
220
volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs |
| Average
January temp |
27°Celsius
or 81°Fahrenheit |
| Average
July temp |
29°Celcius
or 84°Fahrenheit |
| Annual
rainfall |
1983mm
or 78" |
