0 sq km
Natural hazards:
typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
People
Spratly Islands
Population:
no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states