Total area: undetermined

Comparative area: undetermined

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 518 km

Maritime claims: undetermined

Disputes: occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Climate: tropical

Terrain: undetermined

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

Environment: subject to typhoons

Note: located 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines

NOTE: The information regarding Paracel Islands on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Paracel Islands Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Paracel Islands Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.