Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands as the 1996 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 26 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Position16 30 N, 112 00 E
AreaNA sq km
LocationSoutheastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in
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, group of small islands and reefs in | the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam | to the northern 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 sq km
Coastline
518km
land boundaries: 0 kmMaritime claims: NA

Location

Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines

Geographic coordinates

16 30 N, 112 00 E

Map references

Southeast Asia

Area

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

Terrain

NA

lowest point:
South China Sea 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m

Environment

current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
typhoons
international agreements:
NA

People

1 field

Population

no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Government

2 fields

Name of country

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Paracel Islands

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Economic overview

no economic activity

Transportation

2 fields

Airports by runway lengthpaved left, unpaved right · 1 in all

1
1 524 to 2 437 m
PavedUnpaved

Ports

small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded

Communications

6 fields

Telephone system

domestic:
NA
international:
NA

Radio broadcast stations

AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA

Televisions

NA Defense

Defense note

occupied by China

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Paracel Islands.” The World Factbook 1996. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/paracel-islands/1996.