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CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(2 fields)
Airports
1 on Woody Island
Ports
small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently under expansion
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
occupied by China
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(12 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
518 km
Comparative area
undetermined
Disputes
occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Environment
subject to typhoons
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Maritime claims
undetermined
Natural resources
none
Note
located 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
Terrain
undetermined
Total area
undetermined
◆ GOVERNMENT(1 fields)
Long-form name
none
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
no permanent inhabitants