1994 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1994 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Airports
1 on Woody Island
Area
total area: NA sq km land area: NA sq km comparative area: NA
Climate
tropical
Coastline
518 km
Digraph
PF
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: subject to typhoons international agreements: NA
International disputes
occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Southeastern 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
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Natural resources
none
Note
occupied by China
Overview
no economic activity
Population
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Ports
small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently under expansion
Terrain
NA