Ben Tre Province, Vietnam

Ben Tre Province is a typical agricultural province of the Mekong Delta region. It is prone to flooding, transportation is difficult. The farmers have limited land for cultivation and there is low level of education. To combat chronic poverty, there has been a shift from typically agricultural production to new industrial production. A recent development has been the growth of production of raw material for use in large industrial zone.

Population: 1,316,354 persons. Area: 2,315 Km2
GDP/ person: 293 USD. HDI ranking: 27/61