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Geography
Total area: less than 5 km2; land area: less than 5 km2;
includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered
over the South China Sea.
Comparative area: undetermined.
Land boundaries: none.
Coastline: 926 km.
Maritime claims: undetermined.
Disputes: China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and
Vietnam claim all or part of the Spratly Islands.
Climate: tropical.
Terrain: flat.
Natural resources: fish, guano; oil and natural gas potential.
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows
and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other.
Environment: subject to typhoons; includes numerous small
islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs.
Note: strategically located near several primary shipping lanes
in the central South China Sea; serious navigational hazard.