Military - note about 50 small islands or reefs are occupied by China, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Disputes - international all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam;parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Bruneiestablished an exclusive economic zone, which encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the island

NOTE: The information regarding Spratly Islands on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Spratly Islands Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Spratly Islands Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.