Compare Bassas da India (2003) - Paracel Islands (2001)

Compare Bassas da India (2003) z Paracel Islands (2001)

	Bassas da India (2003)	Paracel Islands (2001)

Airports	-	1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Area	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.	This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potentially large oil reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Prattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops captured a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. However, the islands are still claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	35.2 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	occupied by China, but 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: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	-
Geographic coordinates	21 30 S, 39 50 E	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique	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	Africa	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	occupied by China
Natural hazards	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones	typhoons
Natural resources	none	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	volcanic rock	mostly low and flat
Waterways	none	none

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