Where Vietnam?

With an area of ​​330,000 km2 and one million km2 of territorial area, Vietnam is located in East of the Indochinese peninsula. Vietnam shares the border with China (1300 km) in the North, Laos (2000 km) in the West and with the Cambodia (1200km) in the South - West. The country stretches over 2700km and has the coast of 3200 km in the Pacific Ocean.

The mountain occupies three quarter of the area with the highest point of 3143m. For this reason, Vietnam has a very varied climate from north to south. The temperature of the high mountain in the North may fall down until 3 minus degrees while it can reach 40 degrees in the plain.

Vietnam has a tropical climate with monsoon lasting between May and September.

The dry season is between September and April.

The average humidity is 84%. The country's climate is also threatened by storms and floods.

Vietnam has two major deltas: the Red River Delta of 16,000 km square in the north and the Mekong delta of 24,000 km sq in the South, which are not only the granaries of the country but also of the world.

Vietnam is a country very rich in natural resources: Bronze, Apatite, aluminum, coal ... The Sea of a million square km is also very rich in petrol.

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