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Location: South China Sea
 | The Spratly Islands are made of 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts with a total area of less than 5 square miles. |
| All of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. |
| In 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone, which encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands, but has not publicly claimed the island. |
| No indigenous inhabitants but there are scattered garrisons occupied by
personnel of several claimant nations.
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