Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia.

Area: total: 329,560 sq km (slightly larger than New Mexico), land: 325,360 sq km, water: 4,200 sq km.

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).

Population: 85,262,356 (July 2007 est.) (57% of the population is below the age of 30).

GDP real growth rate: 8.48% (2007).

GDP by sector: Agriculture (19.4%), Industry and Construction (42.3%), and Services (38.3%).

GDP per Capita: $835 (2007 est.).

Labor Force: 45.73 million (2007 est.).

Principal Exports: crude oil, textiles & garments, footwear, fishery products, electronic products & components.

Main Imports: machinery equipment & parts, refined petroleum, steel, textile industry materials, cloth.

Please download the "Vietnam at a Glance" fact sheet here: Vietnam at a Glance

or see more about Vietnam at: The World Bank Group and CIA - The World Factbook websites.