Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands as the 1990 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 17 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Areaundetermined
Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000
Population growth% a year
Not in this edition 0.75% in 2021

Geography

12 fields

Land use

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all
Coastline
518km
land boundaries: noneMaritime claims: undetermined

Total area

undetermined

Disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate

tropical

Terrain

undetermined

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

1 field

Population

no permanent inhabitants

Government

1 field

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

1 field

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

occupied by China

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Paracel Islands.” The World Factbook 1990. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/paracel-islands/1990.