| Official name: |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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| Capital: |
Hanoi
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| Area: |
total: 329,560 sq km land: 325,360 sq km water: 4,200 sq km
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| 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)
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
16 00 N, 106 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than New Mexico
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 4,639 km border countries: Cambodia 1,228 km, China 1,281 km, Laos 2,130 km
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| Coastline: |
3,444 km (excludes islands)
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| Terrain: |
low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m
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