Vietnam is located in Asia and has many neighbors both on land and at sea. It is a neighbor of Laos, Cambodia, and China. Maritime neighbors include Brunei, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The land area of the entire country is elongated, running north-south. The coastline is relatively long, with 3,260 kilometers, and fishery resources and oil and gas resources are very rich, which also leads to maritime rights disputes with other countries.
A long coastline neighboring to the South China Sea which stretches towards the Pacific Ocean and the Yellow Sea is located in South-East Asia known as Vietnam. It shares its border with China in the north, Laos along the northwest, and Cambodia in the southwest-border. The eastern coastal lines of Vietnam are 3,260 km long (over 2020 miles) and the inland borders of Vietnam measure 4,510 km (2,798 miles). The coordinates for Hanoi: Latitude is 21°1'50" N and Longitude is 105°51'00" E.Ho Chi Minh City is one of Vietnam’s largest cities located on the coast not far from Danang. Other large cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Province, Haiphong, Dong Nai Province, Quang Binh Province, Khanh Hoa Province. This country has everything to offer: a great history and culture; natural sceneries from tropical rainforest to rice paddies, beaches to ancient ruins.Vietnam is one of the world’s largest producers of coffee and rice and other agricultural products, with a highly centralized government single-party socialist system. Today, Vietnam plays an important role in the global economy as a transit hub and regional power because of its strategic location, solid economy, and expanding diplomatic relations with many countries around the world.