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  1.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  2.                                  Paracel Islands
  3.                                     Geography
  4.  
  5.  
  6. Location:
  7.     Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea,
  8.     about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
  9. Map references:
  10.     Southeast Asia
  11. Area:
  12.   total area:
  13.     NA sq km
  14.   land area:
  15.     NA sq km
  16.   comparative area:
  17.     NA
  18. Land boundaries:
  19.     0 km
  20. Coastline:
  21.     518 km
  22. Maritime claims:
  23.     NA
  24. International disputes:
  25.     occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
  26. Climate:
  27.     tropical
  28. Terrain:
  29.     NA
  30. Natural resources:
  31.     none
  32. Land use:
  33.   arable land:
  34.     0%
  35.   permanent crops:
  36.     0%
  37.   meadows and pastures:
  38.     0%
  39.   forest and woodland:
  40.     0%
  41.   other:
  42.     100%
  43. Irrigated land:
  44.     0 sq km
  45. Environment:
  46.   current issues:
  47.     NA
  48.   natural hazards:
  49.     typhoons
  50.   international agreements:
  51.     NA
  52.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  53.                                  Paracel Islands
  54.                                      People
  55.  
  56.  
  57. Population:
  58.     no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons
  59.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  60.                                  Paracel Islands
  61.                                    Government
  62.  
  63.  
  64. Names:
  65.   conventional long form:
  66.     none
  67.   conventional short form:
  68.     Paracel Islands
  69. Digraph:
  70.     PF
  71.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  72.                                  Paracel Islands
  73.                                      Economy
  74.  
  75.  
  76. Overview:
  77.     no economic activity
  78.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  79.                                  Paracel Islands
  80.                                  Transportation
  81.  
  82.  
  83. Ports:
  84.     small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being
  85.     expanded
  86. Airports:
  87.   total:
  88.     1
  89.   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
  90.     1 (on Woody Island)
  91.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  92.                                  Paracel Islands
  93.                                  Communications
  94.  
  95.  
  96. Telephone system:
  97.   local:
  98.     NA
  99.   intercity:
  100.     NA
  101.   international:
  102.     NA
  103. Radio:
  104.   broadcast stations:
  105.     AM, FM, shortwave
  106.   radios:
  107.     NA
  108. Television:
  109.   broadcast stations:
  110.     NA
  111.   televisions:
  112.     NA
  113.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  114.                                  Paracel Islands
  115.                                  Defense Forces
  116.  
  117.  
  118. Note:
  119.     occupied by China
  120.