Abstract
Vietnam, a country of more than 85 million people, has one of the world’s highest rates of disabled citizens—greater than 6 percent of the entire population. That figure is partially attributable to contamination by landmines and unexploded ordnance, which encroaches on more than 60,000 square kilometers (23,166 square miles) and up to one-fifth of the country’s land surface. As a result, the Landmine Monitor Report has estimated that there are currently some 66,380 survivors of mines and explosive remnants of war in Vietnam—4,000 of whom received survivor services in 2006.
Recommended Citation
Profile, Country
(2008)
"Vietnam,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 12
:
Iss.
1
, Article 40.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol12/iss1/40
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