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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is located in the easternmost part of Southeast Asia and covers an area of 331,210 km2 (127,881 mi2). It is bordered with China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and the South China Sea (Figure 1). With a population of 90.3 million (2012), Vietnam is the world’s 13th most populous country. In 2012, its GDP reached $138 billion, with a GDP per capita of $1,527 (IMF 2013). Vietnam’s economy is primarily based on agriculture, although substantial industrialization and modernization have begun. Administratively, Vietnam consists of 58 provinces and five municipalities.

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Truong, V.D. (2014). Vietnam, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_395-1

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