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Vietnam

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Administrative divisions

An GiangBà Rịa–Vũng TàuBình DươngBình PhướcBình ThuậnBình ĐịnhBạc LiêuBắc GiangBắc KạnBắc NinhBến TreCao BằngCà MauCôn ĐảoCần ThơGia LaiHo Chi MinhHà GiangHà NamHà Nội Hà TĩnhHòa BìnhHưng YênHải DươngHải PhòngHậu GiangKhánh HòaKiên GiangKon TumLai ChâuLong AnLào CaiLâm ĐồngLạng SơnNam ĐịnhNghệ AnNinh BìnhNinh ThuậnPhú ThọPhú YênQuảng BìnhQuảng NamQuảng NgãiQuảng NinhQuảng TrịSóc TrăngSơn LaThanh HóaThái BìnhThái NguyênThừa Thiên HuếTiền GiangTrà VinhTuyên QuangTây NinhVĩnh LongVĩnh PhúcYên BáiĐiện BiênĐà NẵngĐắk LắkĐắk NôngĐồng NaiĐồng Tháp
64 · First-level (ADM1)

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An GiangBà Rịa–Vũng TàuBình DươngBình PhướcBình ThuậnBình ĐịnhBạc LiêuBắc GiangBắc KạnBắc NinhBến TreCao BằngCà MauCôn ĐảoCần ThơGia LaiHo Chi MinhHà GiangHà NamHà Nội Hà TĩnhHòa BìnhHưng YênHải DươngHải PhòngHậu GiangKhánh HòaKiên GiangKon TumLai ChâuLong AnLào CaiLâm ĐồngLạng SơnNam ĐịnhNghệ AnNinh BìnhNinh ThuậnPhú ThọPhú YênQuảng BìnhQuảng NamQuảng NgãiQuảng NinhQuảng TrịSóc TrăngSơn LaThanh HóaThái BìnhThái NguyênThừa Thiên HuếTiền GiangTrà VinhTuyên QuangTây NinhVĩnh LongVĩnh PhúcYên BáiĐiện BiênĐà NẵngĐắk LắkĐắk NôngĐồng NaiĐồng Tháp

Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)

IndicatorValue
Total area331,300 km²World Bank WDI [2023]
Exclusive economic zone (EEZ)752,200 km²Marine Regions [2024]
Administrative divisions (ADM1)64 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026]
LocationSoutheastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and CambodiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Coastline3,444 km (excludes islands)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Land boundaries4,616 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Bordering countriesCambodia 1,158 km; China 1,297 km; Laos 2,161 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Terrainlow, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwestCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Climatetropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural resourcesantimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Highest pointFan Si Pan 3,144 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Lowest pointSouth China Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Mean elevation398 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Area (comparative)about three times the size of Tennessee; slightly larger than New MexicoCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Natural hazardsoccasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River deltaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

Section metadata

Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage16/16
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • Marine Regions
    marine_regions_eez
    Edition: 2024
  • geoBoundaries
    www.geoboundaries.org
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Vietnam's geography on Databook compiles 16 indicators from 4 open datasets including World Bank WDI, Marine Regions, geoBoundaries. Key figures include total area (331,300 km²), exclusive economic zone (eez) (752,200 km²). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.