countries/PF

Paracel Islands

disputedFIPS: PF|Edition: 1990|17 fields

COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)

Note

occupied by China

ECONOMY(1 fields)

Overview

no economic activity

GEOGRAPHY(12 fields)

Climate

tropical

Coastline

518 km

Comparative area

undetermined

Disputes

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Environment

subject to typhoons

Land boundaries

none

Land use

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

Maritime claims

undetermined

Natural resources

none

Note

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

Terrain

undetermined

Total area

undetermined

GOVERNMENT(1 fields)

Long-form name

none

PEOPLE(1 fields)

Population

no permanent inhabitants