_#_Coastline: 926 km
_#_Maritime claims: undetermined
_#_Disputes: China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam claim all or part of the Spratly Islands
_#_Climate: tropical
_#_Terrain: flat
_#_Natural resources: fish, guano; oil and natural gas potential
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
_#_Environment: subject to typhoons; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
_#_Note: strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; serious navigational hazard
_*People #_Population: no permanent inhabitants; garrisons