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| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications |
— | {} |
| + Added | Economy |
— | {} |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | harm to reefs from China's use of dredged sand and coral to build artificial islands; illegal fishing practices |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | land area is about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 5 sq km less than |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: includes over 100 islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km (158,000 sq mi) in the central South China Sea |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 5 sq km less than |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 926 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | unnamed location on Southwest Cay 6 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | South China Sea 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 8 38 N, 111 55 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs |
| + 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 reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Southeast Asia |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | small, flat islands, islets, cays, and reefs |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Spratly Islands |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | named after British whaling captain Richard SPRATLY, who sighted the islands in 1843 |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs surrounded by rich fishing grounds -- and potentially by gas and oil deposits. China, Taiwan, and Vietnam all claim the islands in their entirety, whil… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | around 70 disputed islets and reefs in the Spratly Islands are occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam China: occupies seven outposts (Fiery Cross, Mischief, Subi, Cuarteron, Gavin, Hughes, and… |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.note |
— | note: scattered garrisons are occupied by military personnel of several claimant states |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.total.text |
— | no permanent inhabitants |
| + Added | Transnational Issues |
— | {} |
| + Added | Transportation |
— | {} |