Country:  Paracel Islands
- Geography
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: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures;
0% forest and woodland; 100% other
 
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
 
- People
Population: no permanent inhabitants
 
- Government
Long-form name: none
 
- Economy
Overview: no economic activity
 
- Communications
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
 
- Defense Forces
Note: occupied by China