Phu Quoc, 45km from the coast of Vietnam, can be
reached by a brief flight from Ho Chi Minh City or a much longer boat
trip from Rach Gai, 250km from Ho Chi Minh City by road.
It's a large, teardrop shaped island, about
50km from top to bottom and around 30km across at its widest point, and
a population of approximately 75,000. There is a sizeable military
presence in the north of the island as it is claimed by Cambodia, only
15km away.
Phu Quoc is part of an archipelago of 105
islands in the Gulf of Thailand, of which 13 are in close proximity to
its makes it Vietnam's largest island. It has some shores. A land area
of 1,320km of the best beaches in Vietnam, a large forest area, and
coral around the small islands to the south. Although comparatively
underdeveloped, the island is becoming a tourist attraction.
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