Paracel Islands Government 2016, CIA World Factbook

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Paracel Islands Government 2016

SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 11, 2016

Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands
etymology: Portuguese navigators began to refer to the "Ilhas do Pracel" in the 16th century as a designation of low lying islets, sandbanks, and reefs scattered over a wide area; over time the name changed to "parcel" and then "paracel"

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Paracel Islands Government 2016 https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/paracel_islands/paracel_islands_government.html SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES