Paracel Islands




                                 Geography


Location:
     Southeastern Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea,
     about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
Map references:
     Asia
Area:
total area:
     NA sq km
land area:
     NA sq km
comparative area:
     NA
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     518 km
Maritime claims:
     NA
International disputes:
     occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Climate:
     tropical
Terrain:
     NA
Natural resources:
     none
Land use:
arable land:
     0%
permanent crops:
     0%
meadows and pastures:
     0%
forest and woodland:
     0%
other:
     100%
Irrigated land:
     0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     subject to typhoons
international agreements:
     NA


                                  People


Population:
     no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese
     garrisons






                                Government


Names:
conventional long form:
     none
conventional short form:
Digraph:
     PF


                                  Economy


Overview:
     no economic activity


                              Communications


Ports:
     small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island
     currently under expansion
Airports:
     1 on Woody Island


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     occupied by China