1993 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1993 (Project Gutenberg)
Countries
255
Data Records
18,620
Categories
6
Source
CIA World Factbook 1993 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
total area: NA km2 land area: NA km2 comparative area: NA
Climate
tropical
Coastline
518 km
Environment
subject to typhoons
International disputes
occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Irrigated land
0 km2
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Southeast Asia, 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines
Map references
Asia
Maritime claims
NA
Natural resources
none
Terrain
NA
People and Society
Population
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Government
Digraph
PF
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Economy
Overview
no economic activity
Communications
Airports
1 on Woody Island
Ports
small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently under expansion
Military and Security
Note
occupied by China