Paracel Islands (2003)

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Airports	1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA
Background	The Paracel Islands are 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 Taiwan and Vietnam.
Climate	tropical
Coastline	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Disputes - international	occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economy - overview	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Geographic coordinates	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
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
Map references	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	NA
Military - note	occupied by China
Natural hazards	typhoons
Natural resources	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	mostly low and flat
Waterways	none

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