Vietnam Geography
Unlike most other countries of a similar size, Vietnam extends
across two climatic zones, with a moderate climate in the
North, and a tropical climate in the South.
The country measures more than 1,650km from North to South
with a coastline about 2,000km long, covering an area of 329,560
square kilometres.
Laos and Cambodia share its western borders, with China
to the North, and the South China Sea to the East and South.
There are five distinct geographic regions: the mountainous
north with peaks above 3,000 metres; the Red River delta of
Hanoi; the Annamite Mountain Range, which divides North and
South; the narrow coastal strip between the Annamite Mountain
Range and the South China Sea, and the Mekong delta in the
South.
Climate in Vietnam
Covering two different climatic zones, Vietnam has a moderate
northern zone, with winter from November to April, and summer
from May to October, and a tropical southern zone, with the
climate much like the rest of Southeast Asia.
The south's cool, dry season is from November to January,
the hot dry season from February to April or May, and the
rainy season from May or June to October. Vietnam is occasionally
affected by typhoons during the rainy season.
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