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Located on the eastern coast of the south-east Asian Indochinese Peninsula, Vietnam covers a total area of 127,210 miles2/329,560km2, including Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. As estimated 66% of the total area is dominated by the rugged, heavily forested terrain stretching north-south between the intensively cultivated and densely populated Red River (north) and Mekong River (south) deltas. The highest peak in Vietnam is Fansipan (10,312ft/3,143m) in the extreme north. A long, narrow coastal plain links the two major river deltas, 22% of the land is arable and 40% is forested.
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