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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is located in the easternmost part of Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand (Fig. 1), covering an area of 331,210 km2 (127,881 mi2). Administratively, Vietnam consists of 58 provinces and 5 municipalities. With a population of 96.5 million (2019), it is the world’s 15th most populous country. GDP per capita was US$2,700 in 2019 (World Bank 2020). Poverty rates have declined from over 70% (2002) to below 6% in 2019 (World Bank 2020). Vietnam’s economy is primarily based on agriculture, although substantial industrialization and modernization have begun.

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Truong, V.D. (2021). Vietnam Tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_395-2

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