_#_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 983,175; 546,824 fit for military service
_#Defense expenditures: $42 million, 1.3% of GDP (1989 est.) % @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