| As a Southeast Asian country,
Vietnam shares its borders with China, Lao and Cambodia. Its
land territory spreads longitudinally over 1,650 km, from
North latitude of 23o22' (Dong Van) to
8o30' (Ca Mau cap), and with a maximum and minimum
width of 600 km and of 50 km respectively. Vietnam is located
on the pacific coast, with a total coastal length of 3,260 km
and thousands of islands. The total continental area of
Vietnam is about 332,000 km2 and it has a
population of 76,327,919 people (as on
1/4/1999) |
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