Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 29 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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LocationSoutheastern Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea,
1994

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

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

21 fields
Coastline
518km
land boundaries: 0 kmMaritime claims: NA

Location

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

total area

NA sq km

land area

NA sq km

comparative area

NA

International disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate

tropical

arable land

0%

permanent crops

0%

meadows and pastures

0%

forest and woodland

0%

other

100%

current issues

NA

natural hazards

subject to typhoons

international agreements

NA

People

1 field

Population

no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Government

3 fields

conventional long form

none

conventional short form

Paracel Islands

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 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/paracel-islands/1994.

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