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  1. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Geography
  2. #IMAGE 49 66 TWPCX \maps\Paracel_.PCX
  3.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK  Click Here for MAP
  4.                                  Paracel Islands
  5.                                     Geography
  6.  
  7.  
  8. Location:
  9.     Southeast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about
  10.     one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
  11. Map references:
  12.     Asia
  13. Area:
  14.   total area:
  15.     NA km2
  16.   land area:
  17.     NA km2
  18.   comparative area:
  19.     NA
  20. Land boundaries:
  21.     0 km
  22. Coastline:
  23.     518 km
  24. Maritime claims:
  25.     NA
  26. International disputes:
  27.     occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
  28. Climate:
  29.     tropical
  30. Terrain:
  31.     NA
  32. Natural resources:
  33.     none
  34. Land use:
  35.   arable land:
  36.     0%
  37.   permanent crops:
  38.     0%
  39.   meadows and pastures:
  40.     0%
  41.   forest and woodland:
  42.     0%
  43.   other:
  44.     100%
  45. Irrigated land:
  46.     0 km2
  47. Environment:
  48.     subject to typhoons
  49.  
  50. #ENDCARD
  51. #CARD:Paracel Islands:People
  52.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  53.                                  Paracel Islands
  54.                                      People
  55.  
  56.  
  57. Population:
  58.     no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons
  59.  
  60. #ENDCARD
  61. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Government
  62.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  63.                                  Paracel Islands
  64.                                    Government
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Names:
  68.   conventional long form:
  69.     none
  70.   conventional short form:
  71.     Paracel Islands
  72. Digraph:
  73.     PF
  74.  
  75. #ENDCARD
  76. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Economy
  77.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  78.                                  Paracel Islands
  79.                                      Economy
  80.  
  81.  
  82. Overview:
  83.     no economic activity
  84.  
  85. #ENDCARD
  86. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Communications
  87.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  88.                                  Paracel Islands
  89.                                  Communications
  90.  
  91.  
  92. Ports:
  93.     small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently
  94.     under expansion
  95. Airports:
  96.     1 on Woody Island
  97.  
  98. #ENDCARD
  99. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Defense Forces
  100.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  101.                                  Paracel Islands
  102.                                  Defense Forces
  103.  
  104.  
  105. Note:
  106.     occupied by China
  107.  
  108. #ENDCARD
  109.