What countries border Vietnam?
Geography of Vietnam
China, Laos, and Cambodia
Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometers, of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia. The S-shaped country has a north-to-south distance of 1,650 kilometers and is about 50 kilometers wide at the narrowest point. With a coastline of 3,260 kilometers, excluding islands, Vietnam claims 12 nautical miles (22.2km; 13.8mi) as the limit of its territorial waters, an additional 12 nautical miles (22.2km; 13.8mi) as a contiguous customs and security zone, and 200 nautical miles (370.4km; 230.2mi) as an exclusive economic zone.