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

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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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