Paracel Islands

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This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.

	paracel islands Travel Guide : 1 Geography 2 People 3 Government 4 Economy 5 Transportation 6 Military 7 Transnational Issues

Geography

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: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: NA sq km

Area - comparative 

NA

Land boundaries 

0 km

Coastline 

518 km

Maritime claims 

NA

Climate 

tropical

Terrain 

mostly low and flat

Elevation extremes 

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

Natural resources 

none

Land use 

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land 

0 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards 

typhoons

Environment - current issues 

NA

Geography - note 

composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group

People

Population 

no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)

Government

Country name 

conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands

Economy

Economy - overview 

China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.

Transportation

Waterways 

none

Ports and harbors 

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

Airports 

1 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways 

total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)

Military

Military - note 

occupied by China

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international 

occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

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