Area and Boundaries
Area:
- total: 331,210 km²
- land: 310,070 km²
- water: 21,140 km²
Area - comparative:
- slightly larger than the state of New Mexico in the United States.
- slightly smaller than Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- somewhat less than half as big as New South Wales, Australia.
- about 1⅓ times the United Kingdom's size.
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)
Maritime Claims:
- contiguous zone: 24 nmi (44.4 km; 27.6 mi)
- continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
- territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
- highest point: Fansipan 3 144 m
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Vietnam
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