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| Year | Country | Category | Field | Content Preview |
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| 2025 | Brunei | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
| 2025 | Brunei | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 478 m |
| 2025 | Brunei | Geography | Geography - note | close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; the eastern part, the Temburong district, is an exclave and is almost an enclave within Malaysia |
| 2025 | China | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam |
| 2025 | China | Military and Security | Military - note | ...operations in wartime; the PAFMM s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2025) |
| 2025 | Hong Kong | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| 2025 | Hong Kong | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2025 | Indonesia | Military and Security | Military - note | ...and incursions by People's Republic of China (PRC) vessels; Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within the PRC's nine-dash line maritime claims, resulting in some stand... |
| 2025 | Macau | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| 2025 | Macau | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Alto Coloane 172 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2025 | Malaysia | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| 2025 | Malaysia | Geography | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea |
| 2025 | Malaysia | Geography | Geography - note | strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
| 2025 | Malaysia | Military and Security | Military - note | ...for the military include cyber defense, crime and piracy in the Strait of Malacca, and tensions in the South China Sea; the Army has traditionally been the dominant service, but air and maritime security have received increased emphasis in recent... |
| 2025 | Pacific Ocean | Geography | Area | ...Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies |
| 2025 | Pacific Ocean | Environment | Environmental issues | ...runoff from agriculture, plastic pollution, and toxic waste; habitat destruction; overfishing; sea level-rise and ocean acidification; endangered marine species include the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea |
| 2025 | 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 |
| 2025 | Paracel Islands | Geography | Elevation | highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2025 | Philippines | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam |
| 2025 | Philippines | Geography | Maritime claims | ...irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea as wide as 285 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to... |
| 2025 | Philippines | Military and Security | Military - note | ...maritime patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia; rising tensions with China over disputed waters and land features in the South China Sea since 2012 have spurred the AFP to place more emphasis on blue-water naval capabilities, including acquiring larger warships... |
| 2025 | Spratly Islands | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines |
| 2025 | Spratly Islands | Geography | Area | ...includes over 100 islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km (158,000 sq mi) in the central South China Sea |
| 2025 | Spratly Islands | Geography | Elevation | highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 6 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2025 | Spratly Islands | Geography | Geography - note | strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs |
| 2025 | Taiwan | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China |
| 2025 | Taiwan | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Yu Shan 3,952 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 1,150 m |
| 2025 | Vietnam | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, as well as China, Laos, and Cambodia |
| 2025 | Vietnam | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 398 m |
| 2025 | Vietnam | Geography | Population distribution | though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red... |
| 2025 | Vietnam | People and Society | Population distribution | though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red... |
| 2025 | Vietnam | Military and Security | Military - note | ...bases, and no using force in international relations); despite longstanding tensions with Beijing over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea, Vietnam puts a priority on stable relations with China, given its proximity, size, and status as Vietnam's largest... |
| 2025 | World | Geography | Area - rankings | ...327,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2,834,000 sq km; Bering Sea 2,520,000 sq km... |
| 2024 | Brunei | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, along the northern coast of the island of Borneo, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia |
| 2024 | Brunei | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m mean elevation: 478 m |
| 2024 | Brunei | Geography | Geography - note | close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; the eastern part, the Temburong district, is an exclave and is almost an enclave within Malaysia |
| 2024 | China | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam |
| 2024 | China | Military and Security | Military - note | ...operations in wartime; the PAFMM s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2023) |
| 2024 | Hong Kong | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| 2024 | Hong Kong | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2024 | Indonesia | Military and Security | Military - note | ...piracy, transnational crime, illegal fishing, and incursions by Chinese vessels; Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within China's nine-dash line maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs... |
| 2024 | Macau | Geography | Location | Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China |
| 2024 | Macau | Geography | Elevation | highest point: Alto Coloane 172 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |
| 2024 | Malaysia | Geography | Location | Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam |
| 2024 | Malaysia | Geography | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea |
| 2024 | Malaysia | Geography | Geography - note | strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea |
| 2024 | Pacific Ocean | Geography | Area | ...Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies |
| 2024 | Pacific Ocean | Environment | Environment - current issues | ...toxic waste); habitat destruction; over-fishing; climate change leading to sea level rise, ocean acidification, and warming; endangered marine species include the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea |
| 2024 | 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 |
| 2024 | Paracel Islands | Geography | Elevation | highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m lowest point: South China Sea 0 m |