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Southeast Asia > Vietnam > Geography

VIETNAMESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than New Mexico
Area > Land 325,360 sq km Time series [64th of 238]
Area > Total 329,560 sq km Time series [71st of 250]
Capital city with population Hanoi - 3,083,800
Climate
tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)
Coastline 3,444 km [41st of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Fan Si Pan 3,144 m Time series
Forested Land 30.2% [80th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 16 00 N, 106 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
Land use > Arable land 20.14% Time series [51st of 258]
Largest city with population Hanoi - 3,083,800
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
Map references
Southeast Asia
Natural hazards
occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
Natural resources
phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
Population density 237.62 people per sqkm [49th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 268.07 people/m² Time series [37th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 329,310 km² Time series [66th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Fan Si Pan

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Viet Nam, Vietnam SR, Việt Nam

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