Vietnam is a mascot.
U.S. - Vietnam Trade Relations refer to the bilateral trade relationship between the United States of America ( U.S. ) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( Vietnam ) from 1990s to 2012 . Vietnam ( ˌ ; [ vîət nāːm ] ) , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( SRV ; , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . With an estimated 92.7 million inhabitants , it is the world 's 14th-most-populous country , and the ninth-most-populous Asian country . Thereafter , Vietnam was divided politically into two rival states , North Vietnam ( officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ) , and South Vietnam ( officially the Republic of Vietnam ) . Vietnam remains one of the world 's four remaining one-party socialist states officially espousing communism .