| Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos |
| Geographic coordinates | 13 00 N, 105 00 E |
| Map references | Southeast Asia |
| Area | total: 181,035 sq km land: 176,515 sq km water: 4,520 sq km |
| Area - comparative | one and a half times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oklahoma |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,530 km border countries (3): Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1158 km |
| Coastline | 443 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm |
| Climate | tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to November); dry season (December to April); little seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain | mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m mean elevation: 126 m |
| Natural resources | oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 32.1% (2018 est.) arable land: 22.7% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 8.5% (2018 est.) forest: 56.5% (2018 est.) other: 11.4% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 3,540 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 476.1 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts |
| Geography - note | a land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap (Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
