_#_Land boundaries: 2,572 km total; Laos 541 km, Thailand 803 km, Vietnam 1,228 km
_#_Coastline: 443 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 24 nm;
Continental shelf: 200 nm;
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Disputes: offshore islands and three sections of the boundary with Vietnam are in dispute; maritime boundary with Vietnam not defined; occupied by Vietnam on 25 December 1978
_#_Climate: tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to October); dry season (December to March); little seasonal temperature variation
_#_Terrain: mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north