Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 20 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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AreaNA km2
LocationSoutheast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about
1993

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

Southeast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about | one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines

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Land use

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 km2
Coastline
518km
land boundaries: 0 kmMaritime claims: NA

Location

Southeast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines

Area

total area:
NA km2
land area:
NA km2
comparative area:
NA

International disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate

tropical

Environment

subject to typhoons

People

1 field

Population

no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Government

2 fields

Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Paracel Islands

Economy

No economic activity

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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 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/paracel-islands/1993.

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