Compare Europa Island (2002) - Spratly Islands (2001)

Compare Europa Island (2002) z Spratly Islands (2001)

	Europa Island (2002)	Spratly Islands (2001)

Airports	1 (2001)	4 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)
Area	total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: less than 5 sq km land: less than 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative	about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC	NA
Background	A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.	Rich fishing grounds and the potential for gas and oil deposits have caused this archipelago to be claimed in its entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. All five parties have occupied certain islands or reefs, and occasional clashes have occurred between Chinese and Vietnamese naval forces
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	22.2 km	926 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Spratly Islands
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands, but has not publicly claimed the island; in 2000, China joined ASEAN discussions towards creating a South China Sea "code of conduct" - a non-legally binding confidence building measure
Economy - overview	no economic activity	Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored, and there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	-
Geographic coordinates	22 20 S, 40 22 E	8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note	wildlife sanctuary	strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
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% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (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, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique	Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern 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	Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Natural hazards	NA	typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals
Natural resources	NEGL	fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	low and flat	flat
Waterways	none	none

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