Languages spoken in Paracel Islands
N/A Occupied by China
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The Paracel Islands are a disputed, largely uninhabited island group in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, with no permanent civilian population and no local language.
Personnel stationed there use the language of the administering claimant, most commonly Chinese (Mandarin).
| Geography |
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
Geographic coordinates: 16 30 N, 112 00 E
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total : NA sq km
land: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: NA
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 518 km
Maritime claims: NA
Climate: tropical
Terrain: NA
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Natural resources: none
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops : 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: typhoons
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified : none of the selected agreements
| People |
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
| Government |
Country name:
conventional long form : none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Data code: PF
| Economy |
Economy - overview: no economic activity
| Communications |
Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: NA
Televisions: NA
| Transportation |
Ports and harbors: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Airports: 1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total : 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (on Woody Island) (1996 est.)
| Military |
Military - note: occupied by China
| Transnational Issues |
Disputes - international: occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam