Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 1.8% of
GDP (1993 est.)
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PARACEL ISLANDS
@Paracel Islands:Geography
Location: Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total area: NA sq km
land area: NA sq km
comparative area: NA
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 518 km
Maritime claims: NA