countries/PF

Paracel Islands

disputedFIPS: PF|Edition: 1992|19 fields

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(13 fields)

Climate

tropical

Coastline

518 km

Comparative area

undetermined

Disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Environment

subject to typhoons

Land area

undetermined

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

NA

GOVERNMENT(1 fields)

Long-form name

none

PEOPLE(1 fields)

Population

no permanent inhabitants