Paracel Islands
Official Country Name
Paracel Islands
Paracel Islands Overview
The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
Paracel Islands Economy
China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism
Paracel Islands Location
Paracel Islands is located in 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
Region
Paracel Islands is located in Asia
Paracel Islands Population
Paracel Islands has population of no indigenous inhabitants
Paracel Islands Climate
Paracel Islands has tropical
Paracel Islands Terrain
mostly low and flat
Paracel Islands Natural Resources
none
Ethnic Groups in Paracel Islands
Paracel Islands has the following ethnic groups - none
Paracel Islands Religions
none
Paracel Islands Languages
none
Paracel Islands Capital
Paracel Islands capital is
Paracel Islands Currency
Paracel Islands currency is
Map of Paracel Islands
