27, May 2012, CEST. Welcome to the Paracel Islands economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Paracel Islands › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Yuan Renminbi, RMB
Year of data: 2010 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed:
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2016
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
Area: total: ca. 7.75 sq km
land: ca. 7.75 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Natural Resources: none
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
The islands have the potential for oil and gas development. Waters around the islands support commercial fishing, but the islands themselves are not populated on a permanent basis.