Geography

Vietnam is a vast country of about 331 690 square kilometers. The S-shaped country has a long north-to-south distance of about 1650 kilometers and a long eastern coastline of about 3260 kilometers. The country is only about 50 kilometers wide in its narrowest point. The country is located in the southeastern end of the Indochinese Peninsula. It shares border with three countries, namely China in North, Laos in west, and Cambodia in south. In the east, Vietnam is restricted to the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea.