Paracel Islands

Geography

Location: Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines

Map references: Southeast Asia

Area:
total area: NA sq km
land area: NA sq km
comparative area: NA

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 518 km

Maritime claims: NA

International disputes: occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate: tropical

Terrain: NA

Natural resources: none

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

Irrigated land: 0 sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: typhoons
international agreements: NA

People

Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Government

Names:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands

Digraph: PF

Economy

Overview: no economic activity

Transportation

Ports: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded

Airports:
total: 1
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (on Woody Island)

Communications

Telephone system:
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: NA

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM, FM, shortwave
radios: NA

Television:
broadcast stations: NA
televisions: NA

Defense Forces

Note: occupied by China