Vietnam is located on the Indochina peninsula in Southeast
Asia. The country’s total length is 1,650 kilometers from the northernmost
point to the southernmost point. Vietnam has a diverse topography consisting of
hills, mountains, deltas, coastline, and continental shelf. The topography is
lower from the Northwest to the Southeast. There are two major deltas with
fertile arable land in Vietnam; the 16,700 sq km Red River Delta, locally known
as the Northern Delta, and the 40,000 sq km Mekong River Delta, or the Southern
Delta. The country has a long coastline of 3,260 km, running from Mong Cai in
the North to Ha Tien in the Southwest.
