[4] The highest peak in the province (1548m) is in northwestern Tánh Linh District, near Lâm Đồng.

[5] Phú Quý island is located around 120 km south-east of Phan Thiết.

Other minorities mainly inhabit the mountainous regions along the border with Lâm Đồng province.

[8] Bình Thuận had a GDP per capita of 11 million VND in 2007, which is the third highest in the South Central Coast after Đà Nẵng and Khánh Hòa province, and slightly higher than the regional average of 10.8 million.

[citation needed] Bình Thuận has increased the area used for some crops significantly over the last few years, including rubber, pepper and cashew nuts, while cultivation of sugar-cane and sweet potatoes has been shrinking.

There are large fishing grounds off the coast of Bình Thuận and around Phú Quý island, including shrimp, squid, and tuna.

Forestry has made a very small contribution to the economy of the province and its growth has been slow from 2000 to 2007.

[7] Bình Thuận's industrial development is currently facing problems of land management.

Licensed industrial parks have been found to overlap with titanium reserves and their development may be delayed as a result.

[6] Bình Thuận is located along Vietnam's main north-south transport corridors.

Four smaller railway stations are in Phan Thiết and the eastern part of the province.

[citation needed] Hàm Thuận hydropower plant is located in the northwest of the province.

[4] Bình Thuận is the site of several new energy projects and will be important for Vietnam's diversification away from hydropower.

Bình Thuận has significant potential for wind power generation, estimated at 3,000 MW.

[10] The wind power project in Tuy Phong District,[11] was set to be hooked up to the national electricity grid by 2009.

Located on Highway 1, the section running through Bình Thuận Commune, the Wind Power Plant 1 is about 300 meters from the coast.