{"id":73108,"date":"2026-08-27T12:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73108"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:19:44","slug":"key-facts-about-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vietnam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the 7th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) was held in Chennai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vietnam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the eastern portion of mainland <\/span><b>Southeast Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>China <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(North), and <\/span><b>Cambodia and Laos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (West).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares a border with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/facts-about-south-china-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>South China Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (East and South), <\/span><b>Gulf of Thailand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Southwest).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is roughly S-shaped, running for a distance of about 1,650 km in the north-to-south directions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hanoi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Vietnam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a country of <\/span><b>tropical lowlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, rolling green hills, and densely forested mountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in <\/span><b>the tropical zone.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its climate is characterized by <\/span><b>high temperature and humidity all year round.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Plateaus:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Moc Chau Plateau, Bac Ha Plateau, Dong Van Stone Plateau.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b> <b>Red River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Mekong River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both drain into the South China Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mountain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vietnam\u2019s principal physiographic features are the <\/span><b>Annamese Cordillera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which extends generally from <\/span><b>northwest to southeast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in central Vietnam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vietnam\u2019s highest point is <\/span><b>Phan Xi Pang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whose summit reaches 3,144 m<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is mainly abundant in <\/span><b>antimony, phosphates, coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2303414&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vietnam is located in the eastern portion of mainland Southeast Asia. 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