_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

_#_Environment: subject to typhoons

_#_Note: located 400 km east of Vietnam in the South China Sea about one-third of the way between Vietnam and the Philippines

_*People #_Population: no permanent inhabitants

_*Government #_Long-form name: none

_*Economy #_Overview: no economic activity

_*Communications #_Ports: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island currently under expansion

_#_Airports: 1 on Woody Island

_*Defense Forces #Note: occupied by China % @Paraguay *Geography #_Total area: 406,750 km2; land area: 397,300 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than California