Compare Paracel Islands (2002) - Europa Island (2003)

Compare Paracel Islands (2002) z Europa Island (2003)

	Paracel Islands (2002)	Europa Island (2003)

Airports	1 (2001)	1 (2002)
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 (2002)
Area	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	518 km	22.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
Dependency status	-	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Disputes - international	occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	-	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	16 30 N, 112 00 E	22 20 S, 40 22 E
Geography - note	composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group	wildlife sanctuary
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)
Legal system	-	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	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	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique
Map references	Southeast Asia	Africa
Maritime claims	NA	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	occupied by China	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	typhoons	NA
Natural resources	none	NEGL
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	mostly low and flat	low and flat
Waterways	none	none

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