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  3. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Geography
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  5.                               Paracel Islands Click Here for Country List
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  14. #IMAGE 44 61 TWPCX \maps\PARACEL_.PCX
  15.                                  Geography Click Here for MAP
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  20. Location:
  21.      Southeastern Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea,
  22.      about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
  23. Map references:
  24.      Asia
  25. Area:
  26. total area:
  27.      NA sq km
  28. land area:
  29.      NA sq km
  30. comparative area:
  31.      NA
  32. Land boundaries:
  33.      0 km
  34. Coastline:
  35.      518 km
  36. Maritime claims:
  37.      NA
  38. International disputes:
  39.      occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
  40. Climate:
  41.      tropical
  42. Terrain:
  43.      NA
  44. Natural resources:
  45.      none
  46. Land use:
  47. arable land:
  48.      0%
  49. permanent crops:
  50.      0%
  51. meadows and pastures:
  52.      0%
  53. forest and woodland:
  54.      0%
  55. other:
  56.      100%
  57. Irrigated land:
  58.      0 sq km
  59. Environment:
  60. current issues:
  61.      NA
  62. natural hazards:
  63.      subject to typhoons
  64. international agreements:
  65.      NA
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  70. #CARD:Paracel Islands:People
  71.                                   People
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  76. Population:
  77.      no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese
  78.      garrisons
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  91. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Government
  92.                                 Government
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  97. Names:
  98. conventional long form:
  99.      none
  100. conventional short form:
  101. Digraph:
  102.      PF
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  107. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Economy
  108.                                   Economy
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  113. Overview:
  114.      no economic activity
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  119. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Communications
  120.                               Communications
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  125. Ports:
  126.      small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island
  127.      currently under expansion
  128. Airports:
  129.      1 on Woody Island
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  134. #CARD:Paracel Islands:Defense Forces
  135.                               Defense Forces
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  140. Note:
  141.      occupied by China
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