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| PARACEL ISLANDS GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Water
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191 sq km
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[191st of 237]
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Climate
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tropical |
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Coastline
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112 km
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[112nd of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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South China Sea 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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16 30 N, 112 00 E |
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Geography > Note
composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |
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Irrigated land
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181 sq km
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[181st of 185]
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Land use > Arable land
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223 %
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[223rd of 241]
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Land use > Other
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8 %
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[8th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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220 %
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[220th of 241]
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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 |
Map references
Southeast Asia |
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Natural hazards
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typhoons |
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Natural resources
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none |
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Terrain
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mostly low and flat |
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SOURCES: Total water area in square kilometers
; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Lowest point relative to sea level
; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
; The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
; The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Potential natural disasters.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Paracel Islands
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