Compare Paracel Islands (2003) - Glorioso Islands (2001)

Compare Paracel Islands (2003) z Glorioso Islands (2001)

	Paracel Islands (2003)	Glorioso Islands (2001)

Airports	1 (2002)	1 (2000 est.)
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: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km	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
Area - comparative	NA	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	The Paracel Islands are 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 Taiwan and Vietnam.	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.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	518 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
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	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 12 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	-	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	16 30 N, 112 00 E	11 30 S, 47 20 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 (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
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, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
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	periodic cyclones
Natural resources	none	guano, coconuts
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 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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