Compare Baker Island (2006) - Paracel Islands (2005)

Compare Baker Island (2006) z Paracel Islands (2005)

	Baker Island (2006)	Paracel Islands (2005)

Airports	one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006)	1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 1.4 sq km land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.	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	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun	tropical
Coastline	4.8 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Dependency status	unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system	-
Disputes - international	none	occupied by China, also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Economy - overview	no economic activity	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 8 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources	NA
Flag description	the flag of the US is used	-
Geographic coordinates	0 13 N, 176 28 W	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife	composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia	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	Oceania	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard	occupied by China
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	typhoons
Natural resources	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	none
Population	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (2005 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Ports and harbors	-	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef	mostly low and flat
Transportation - note	there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast	-

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