The total land area of Vietnam is 329,569 square kilometers (127,247 square miles), making it slightly larger than New Mexico.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The country of Vietnam (which includes the North and South of 40 years ago) today is approximately a little smaller than the state of Montana (by about 20,000 square miles). However, terrain wise, having a long coastline, Vietnam (counting N & S together) would more resemble California or Florida. LOCATION AND SIZE. Vietnam is bordered on the north by China and to the west by Laos and Cambodia. To the east is the South China Sea (called Eastern Sea by the Vietnamese). The country's shape and size is often compared to a bamboo pole with loads at the end (north and south). In the central part of the country Vietnam is only 40 kilometers (25 miles) across. The total land area of Vietnam is 329,569 square kilometers (127,247 square miles), making it slightly larger than New Mexico. It has a long coast of 3,444 kilometers (2,140 miles). If Vietnam were your home instead of The United States you would... be 82.19% less likely to be unemployed. Vietnam has an unemployment rate of 1.30% while The United States has 7.30%. This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. How Big is Vietnam in Comparison to the United States, Germany, Japan and UK? The first thing any traveler planning a trip to Vietnam needs to know is the geographic size of the country. Well, here are the raw numbers along with a bunch of helpful maps to put Vietnam’s size and unique shape into perspective.
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