Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Paracel Islands (2001)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Paracel Islands (2001)

	Coral Sea Islands (2004)	Paracel Islands (2001)

Airports	-	1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	NA
Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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	3,095 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	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: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	NA
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	-
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	-
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% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of 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: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	occupied by China
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	typhoons
Natural resources	NEGL	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 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	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	mostly low and flat
Waterways	-	none

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