<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Paracel Islands<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southeastern Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> NA sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> NA sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> 0 km
<item><hi format=bold>Coastline:</hi> 518 km
<item><hi format=bold>Maritime claims:</hi> NA
<item><hi format=bold>International disputes:</hi> occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam