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Area > Comparative slightly larger than New Mexico
Area > Land	325,360 sq km		[64th of 238]
Area > Total	329,560 sq km		[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
Forested Land	30.2%		[80th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	16 00 N, 106 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
Land use > Arable land	20.14%		[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		[37th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	329,310 km²		[66th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Fan Si Pan

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