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The Geography of Vietnam

Location:              Southeastern Asia, and borders the               Gulf of Thailand, the Gulf of Tonkin,               and the South China Sea, along with               Cambodia, Laos, and China Area:         Slightly larger than New Mexico total :         331,210 square miles                       (533,030 sq. km) land:          310,070 square miles                       (499,009 sq. km) water:       21,140 square miles (34,021 sq. km) Borders:   Laos, China, Cambodia   Climate:   Tropical in the south, while the                       north is monsoonal with a rainy,                       hot season that lasts from the                       months of May to September, as                       well as a dry, warm season that                       lasts from October to March  Terrain:   Low and flat delta located in the                       north and south; central highlands;                      and in the north and northwest, a                       mountainous and hilly area  Elevation Extremes: lowest       South China Sea at exactly point:        sea level   highest     fan Si Pan 10,314 feet point:        (3,144 m) above sea level  Natural Hazards: Typhoons and flooding

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