| GEOGRAPHY |
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands |
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| 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
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16 30 N, 112 00 E |
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water: 0 sq km |
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| Coastline: |
518 km |
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| Climate: |
tropical |
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mostly low and flat |
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lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
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| PEOPLE |
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no indigenous inhabitants
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| Ports and harbors: |
small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded |
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| Airports: |
1 (2004 est.) |
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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