| Climate Vietnam :
| tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (mid-May to mid-September) and warm, dry season (mid-October to mid-March)
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| Terrain Vietnam :
| low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest
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| Elevation extremes lowest Vietnam :
| South China Sea 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Vietnam :
| Fan Si Pan 3,144 m
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| Natural resources Vietnam :
| phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Vietnam :
| 19,97%
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| Irrigated land Vietnam :
| 30,000 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Vietnam :
| occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta
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| Environment current issues Vietnam :
| logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
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| Geography note Vietnam :
| extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point
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