PARACEL ISLANDS
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: undetermined

Comparative area: undetermined

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 518 km
Maritime claims: undetermined

Disputes: occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate: tropical

Terrain: undetermined

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

Environment: subject to typhoons

Note: located 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea
about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines

PEOPLE
Population: no permanent inhabitants

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

ECONOMY
Overview: no economic activity

COMMUNICATIONS
Ports: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and
Duncan Island currently under expansion

Airports: 1 on Woody Island

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: occupied by China



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