Vietnam: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 16 10 N, 107 50 E 16.166666,107.833336 |
| Area | total: 331,210 sq km land: 310,070 sq km water: 21,140 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 331210 DBpedia: 331210 Geoname: 329560 Infoplease: 329560 Britannica: 331212 Wolfram: 329560 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,639 km border countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km |
| Coastline | 3,444 km (excludes islands) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Fan Si Pan 3211 m According to Geonames: Phu Si Lung 3076 m; Ngok Linh 2598 m; Chu Yang Sin 2405 m; Phu Canh 1420 m; Nui Tan Vien 1296 m; Dinh Phan Xi Phang 3142 m; Phu Si Lung 3076 m; Phu Luong 2985 m; Ngok Linh 2598 m; Chu Yang Sin 2405 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest |
| Natural Hazards | occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta |
| Natural Resource | phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 19.64% permanent crops: 11.18% other: 69.18% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March) |
| Irrigated Land | 45,850 sq km (2005) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 884.1 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Important Cities |
| Geography-note | extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point Important Lakes |