Geography of Vietnam
| Location: | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia |
| Coordinates: | 16 00 N, 106 00 E |
| Area: | total: 329,560 sq km land: 325,360 sq km water: 4,200 sq km |
| Area comparative: | slightly larger than New Mexico |
| 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 territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 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 mhighest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m |
| Natural resources: | phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower |
| Natural hazards: | occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta |
| Environment current issues: | logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City |
| Geography – note: | extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point |
SOURCES: The CIA World Factbook, U.S. Department of State, Area Handbook of the US Library of Congress
Charlie Company Vietnam 1966-1972 
Though you didn’t print my researched “Cause” for the War, it is right there, in ‘black and white’, in your report, OIL.
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