Located in Asia on the eastern side of the Indochina peninsula is Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam. Its northern boundary is with China, and its western borders are with Laos, Cambodia, the East Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. Over 3,000 miles of its coastline and about 75 percent of its land is made up of mountains and hills.
Vietnam's key economic sectors are agriculture, fishing, forestry, energy, mining, minerals, and manufacturing, according to statistics on trade with Vietnam. According to data on international trade, China, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong are Vietnam's major export partners.