Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is located on the east of the Indochinese peninsular and has an area of around 330,000 sq km (128,000 sq miles) and a population of about 87 million. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the South China Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south-east. #travel #asia #republic #vietnam #indochinese