Compare Tromelin Island (2003) - Paracel Islands (2005)

Compare Tromelin Island (2003) z Paracel Islands (2005)

	Tromelin Island (2003)	Paracel Islands (2005)

Airports	1 (2002)	1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.	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.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	3.7 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	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	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Mauritius	occupied by China, also 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 7 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	15 52 S, 54 25 E	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	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 (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east 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	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	occupied by China
Natural hazards	NA	typhoons
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	mostly low and flat
Waterways	none	-

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