Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands as the 1992 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 19 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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AreaNA
1992

Every edition of Paracel Islands

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

13 fields
Coastline
518km
land boundaries: noneMaritime claims: undetermined

Land area

undetermined

Disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate

tropical

Terrain

undetermined

Land use

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • meadows and pastures 0%;
  • forest and woodland 0%;
  • other 100%

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

2 fields

Ports

small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently under expansion

Airports

1 on Woody Island

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

occupied by China

Central Intelligence Agency. “Paracel Islands.” The World Factbook 1992. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/paracel-islands/1992.

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