Compare Glorioso Islands (2001) - Paracel Islands (2002)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2001) z Paracel Islands (2002)

	Glorioso Islands (2001)	Paracel Islands (2002)

Airports	1 (2000 est.)	1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)	-
Area	total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.	This archipelago is 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 Vietnam and Taiwan.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	35.2 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses	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	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (possession of France)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (possession of France)	-
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 12 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	11 30 S, 47 20 E	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 (1993)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	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	periodic cyclones	typhoons
Natural resources	guano, coconuts	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	low and flat	mostly low and flat
Waterways	none	none

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