Part 585

Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered Chinese garrisons

Government ----------

Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands

Data code: PF

Economy -------

Economic overview: no economic activity

Transportation --------------

Ports: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded

Airports: total: 1 with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (on Woody Island) (1995 est.)

Communications --------------

Telephone system: domestic: NA international: NA

Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA

Radios: NA

Television broadcast stations: NA

Televisions: NA

Defense -------

Defense note: occupied by China

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@Paraguay --------

Map ---

Location: 23 00 S, 58 00 W -- Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Flag ----

Description: three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears the seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice) capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles)

Geography ---------

Location: Central South America, northeast of Argentina

Geographic coordinates: 23 00 S, 58 00 W

Map references: South America

Area: total area: 406,750 sq km land area: 397,300 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than California