Area:
Total: 329,560 sq km
Land: 325,360 sq km
Water: 4,200 sq km
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 NM
Continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin.
Exclusive economic zone: 200 NM.
Territorial sea: 12 NM.
Climate: Tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March).
Terrain: Low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest.
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: South China Sea 0 m.
Highest point: Ngoc Linh 3,143 m.
Natural resources: Phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower.