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[2] Part of the border was demarcated in 1916 following a dispute, and French maps were drawn up during the colonial period that were used as the basis for the later international border. [2] [3] Laos obtained a partial independence from France in 1949, gaining complete independence in 1953, followed by Vietnam in 1954.
Although the Mekong was established as a border by French colonial forces, travel from one side to the other has been significantly limited only since the establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR, or Laos) in 1975. [1] The eastern border with Vietnam extends for 2,130 kilometres, mostly along the crest of the Annamite Chain ...
Vietnam provided landlocked Laos a route to the sea, and the mountainous region of eastern Laos provided Vietnam a forward strategic position for challenging Thai hegemony in the Mekong Valley. [ 1 ] During the 1980s, Vietnam's regional opponents attributed to it a neo-colonial ambition to create an "Indochina Federation."
Regions of Vietnam Topographic map of Vietnam. Vietnam is located on the eastern margin of the Indochinese peninsula and occupies about 331,211.6 square kilometres (127,881.5 sq mi), of which about 25% was under cultivation in 1987. It borders the Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, and Pacific Ocean, along with China, Laos, and Cambodia.
Pages in category "Laos–Vietnam border" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
Also included is the number of unique sovereign states [a] that a country or territory shares as neighbors. If the number is higher due to multiple dependencies or unrecognized states bordering the state, the larger number is shown in brackets. Footnotes are provided to provide clarity regarding the status of certain countries and territories.
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas. The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas. Disputed areas are not considered.