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