Where is Vietnam?

Vietnam is located in the Southeastern Asia region at latitude 14.058324 and longitude 108.277199 and is part of the Asian continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

14° 3' 29.97'' N
108° 16' 37.92'' E

You can see the location of Vietnam on the world map below:

Vietnam on the World Map

Flag of Vietnam on map
Vietnam's location on the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia, marked by a pin of its national flag.

Vietnam Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Vietnam (VN) are:

  1. Cambodia (KH)
  2. China (CN)
  3. Lao People's Democratic Republic (LA)

Maritime Borders

Vietnam borders with the South China Sea.

Vietnam Related Content

Vietnam Key Facts

Country Vietnam
Coordinates Latitude: 14.058324
Longitude: 108.277199
Country Codes Alpha 2: VN
Alpha 3: VNM
Country Flag Emoji 🇻🇳
Int. Phone Prefix +84
Capital city Hanoi
Continent / Subcontinent Asia
Southeastern Asia
Country Area 331,210 sq km
Population 2025 101,598,527
World Rank: 16
Median Age 32
Life expectancy 74.7
Major languages Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer, mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+07:00
Internet TLD .vn
Biggest Airport Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi)
Average temperature 24.45 °C
76.01 °F
Administrative Divisions 58 provinces 5 municipalities
Political system One-party socialist state

Vietnam Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group Lower middle income
World Bank Region East Asia & Pacific
Currency Dong (VND)
GDP in 2025 $514.7 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 32
GDP per capita in 2025 $5,066
World Rank: 139
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, United States
Top 5 Export Countries China, United States, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands

Biggest Cities in Vietnam

Here are the largest cities in Vietnam based on 2024 data:

City Population
Ho Chi Minh City 14,002,598
Hanoi 8,053,663
Haiphong 2,625,200
Can Tho 1,507,187
Hue 1,380,000
Da Nang 1,276,000
Bien Hoa 1,272,235
Thanh Hoa 850,000
Vinh 790,000
Thuan An 588,616

Map of Vietnam with the Largest Cities

Countries in Southeastern Asia

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