The Vietnam nation was formed through a process of anthropological interference and the inter exchange of two major ancient cultures, the Chinese and the Indian. Thus a peculiar trait of Vietnam's culture was formed. As far as anthropology is concerned the Vietnamese people have their origin in the Mongoloid race, believed to be one of the major races of the world and often found in northern and eastern Asia.
At present there are 54 different ethnic minority groups inhabiting Vietnam. The Kinh people or (Viets) account for nearly 90 per cent of Vietnam's total population. Major ethnic minority groups include the