Vietnam coastline , Vietnam Natural Resources

Vietnam

Location : southeastern asia. bordering the gulf of thailand. gulf of tonkin. and south china sea. alongside china. laos. and cambodia

Geographic Coordinates : 16 00 n. 106 00 e

Map Reference : southeast asia

Area : total: 329.560 sq km land: 325.360 sq km water: 4.200 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly larger than new mexico

Vietnam More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 4.639 km border countries: cambodia 1.228 km. china 1.281 km. laos 2.130 km

coastline : 259

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot. rainy season (mid-may to mid-september) and warm. dry season (mid-october to mid-march)

Terrain : low. flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly. mountainous in far north and northwest

Elevation extremes : lowest point: south china sea 0 m highest point: fan si pan 3.144 m

Natural Resources :phosphates. coal. manganese. bauxite. chromate. offshore oil and gas deposits. forests. hydropower

Land use : arable land: 19.97% permanent crops: 5.95% other: 74.08% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 30.000 sq km (1998 est.)