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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
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| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications |
— | {} |
| + Added | Economy |
— | {} |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | harm to reef systems from China's use of dredged sand and coral to build artificial islands; damage to ecosystem from human activities, including military operations, infrastructure construction, and tourism |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | land area is about 13 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 7.75 sq km ca. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 8 sq km ca. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 518 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | South China Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 16 30 N, 112 00 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 0 sq km (2022) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | 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 |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Southeast Asia |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | typhoons |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | a population of over 1,000 Chinese resides on Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | mostly low and flat |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Paracel Islands |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island. China has occupied all th… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts or bases in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woo… |
| + Added | People and Society.Net migration rate.text |
— | -0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Population distribution.text |
— | a population of over 1,000 Chinese resides on Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands |
| + Added | People and Society.Population growth rate.text |
— | 0.75% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.total.text |
— | 2,230 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Transnational Issues |
— | {} |
| + Added | Transportation.Airports.text |
— | 2 (2025) |
| + Added | Transportation.Heliports.text |
— | 7 (2025) |