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This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states.
contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100 nautical miles from the 2,500-meter isobath, which is a line connecting points of 2,500 meters in depth; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof.
exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS, some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or 200 nautical miles.
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states.
contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100 nautical miles from the 2,500-meter isobath, which is a line connecting points of 2,500 meters in depth; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof.
exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS, some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or 200 nautical miles.
| Country | Maritime claims |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Albania |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Algeria |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
32-52 nm
|
| American Samoa |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Andorra |
none (landlocked)
|
| Angola |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Anguilla |
territorial sea:
3
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Antarctica |
Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 22 of 29 Antarctic Treaty consultative parties have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so); also see the Disputes - international entry
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Argentina |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Armenia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Aruba |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Australia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Austria |
none (landlocked)
|
| Azerbaijan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Bahamas, The |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Bahrain |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
extending to boundaries to be determined
|
| Bangladesh |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
18
nm
continental shelf:
to the outer limits of the continental margin
|
| Barbados |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Belarus |
none (landlocked)
|
| Belgium |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
geographic coordinates define outer limit
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
median line with neighbors
|
| Belize |
territorial sea:
12
nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for negotiating a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Benin |
territorial sea:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Bermuda |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Bhutan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Bolivia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
NA
|
| Botswana |
none (landlocked)
|
| Bouvet Island |
territorial sea:
4
nm
|
| Brazil |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to edge of the continental margin
|
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
territorial sea:
12
nm
Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone:
200
nm
|
| British Virgin Islands |
territorial sea:
3
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Brunei |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm or to median line
|
| Bulgaria |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Burkina Faso |
none (landlocked)
|
| Burma |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Burundi |
none (landlocked)
|
| Cabo Verde |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Cambodia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Cameroon |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Canada |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Cayman Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Central African Republic |
none (landlocked)
|
| Chad |
none (landlocked)
|
| Chile |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200/350 nm
|
| China |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Christmas Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Clipperton Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Colombia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Comoros |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
since 2011 the DRC has a Common Interest Zone agreement with Angola for the mutual development of off-shore resources
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Cook Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Coral Sea Islands |
territorial sea:
3
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Costa Rica |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Croatia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Cuba |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Curacao |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Cyprus |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Czechia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Denmark |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Djibouti |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Dominica |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Dominican Republic |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Ecuador |
territorial sea:
200
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
note: Ecuador has declared its right to extend its continental shelf to 350nm measured from the baselines of the Galapagos Archipelago |
| Egypt |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm or the equidistant median line with Cyprus
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| El Salvador |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Eritrea |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Estonia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia
|
| Eswatini |
none (landlocked)
|
| Ethiopia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Faroe Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or agreed boundaries or median line
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm or agreed boundaries or median line
|
| Fiji |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Finland |
territorial sea:
12
nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm)
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
12
nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden, Estonia, and Russia
|
| France |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean Sea)
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| French Polynesia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm from Iles Kerguelen and Iles Eparses (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands); Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island claim a continental shelf of 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Gabon |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Gambia, The |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
18
nm
continental shelf:
extent not specified
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Gaza Strip |
see entry for Israel
note: effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice |
| Georgia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Germany |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Ghana |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Gibraltar |
territorial sea:
3
nm
|
| Greece |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Greenland |
territorial sea:
3
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or agreed boundaries or median line
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm or agreed boundaries or median line
|
| Grenada |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Guam |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Guatemala |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Guernsey |
territorial sea:
3
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
12
nm
|
| Guinea |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Guyana |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
|
| Haiti |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
to depth of exploitation
|
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
none (landlocked)
|
| Honduras |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
|
| Hong Kong |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Howland Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Hungary |
none (landlocked)
|
| Iceland |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| India |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Indonesia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Iran |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
natural prolongation
|
| Iraq |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
not specified
|
| Ireland |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Isle of Man |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
12
nm
|
| Israel |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
to depth of exploitation
|
| Italy |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Jamaica |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Jan Mayen |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Japan |
territorial sea:
12
nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Jarvis Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Jersey |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
12
nm
|
| Johnston Atoll |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Jordan |
territorial sea:
3
nm
|
| Kazakhstan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Kenya |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Kingman Reef |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Kiribati |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Korea, North |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
note: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned |
| Korea, South |
territorial sea:
12
nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
not specified
|
| Kosovo |
none (landlocked)
|
| Kuwait |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Laos |
none (landlocked)
|
| Latvia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia
continental shelf:
200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Lebanon |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Lesotho |
none (landlocked)
|
| Liberia |
territorial sea:
200
nm
|
| Libya |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
62
nm
note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north |
| Liechtenstein |
none (landlocked)
|
| Lithuania |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Luxembourg |
none (landlocked)
|
| Macau |
not specified
|
| Madagascar |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath
|
| Malawi |
none (landlocked)
|
| Malaysia |
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
|
| Maldives |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Mali |
none (landlocked)
|
| Malta |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
25
nm
|
| Marshall Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Mauritania |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Mauritius |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
|
| Mexico |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Midway Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Moldova |
none (landlocked)
|
| Monaco |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
12
nm
|
| Mongolia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Montenegro |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
defined by treaty
|
| Montserrat |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Morocco |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Mozambique |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Namibia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Nauru |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Navassa Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Nepal |
none (landlocked)
|
| Netherlands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| New Caledonia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| New Zealand |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Nicaragua |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
natural prolongation
|
| Niger |
none (landlocked)
|
| Nigeria |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Niue |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Norfolk Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| North Macedonia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Northern Mariana Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Norway |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
10
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Oman |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Pakistan |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Palau |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Palmyra Atoll |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Panama |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm or edge of continental margin
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Papua New Guinea |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Paracel Islands |
NA
|
| Paraguay |
none (landlocked)
|
| Peru |
territorial sea:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Philippines |
territorial sea:
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 the depth of exploitation
|
| Pitcairn Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Poland |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
defined by international treaties
|
| Portugal |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Puerto Rico |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Qatar |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Romania |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Russia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Rwanda |
none (landlocked)
|
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Saint Lucia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Samoa |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| San Marino |
none (landlocked)
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Saudi Arabia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
18
nm
continental shelf:
not specified
|
| Senegal |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Serbia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Seychelles |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Sierra Leone |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
|
| Singapore |
territorial sea:
3
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
|
| Sint Maarten |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Slovakia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Slovenia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
|
| Solomon Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Somalia |
territorial sea:
200
nm
|
| South Africa |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to edge of the continental margin
|
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| South Sudan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Spain |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Spratly Islands |
NA
|
| Sri Lanka |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Sudan |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
18
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Suriname |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Svalbard |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
extends to depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Sweden |
territorial sea:
12
nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)
exclusive economic zone:
agreed boundaries or midlines
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Switzerland |
none (landlocked)
|
| Syria |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Taiwan |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Tajikistan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Tanzania |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Thailand |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Timor-Leste |
territorial sea:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Togo |
territorial sea:
30
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Tokelau |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Tonga |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Tunisia |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
12
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Turkey |
territorial sea:
6
nm in the Aegean Sea
exclusive economic zone:
in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR
12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea
|
| Turkmenistan |
none (landlocked)
|
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| Tuvalu |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
|
| Uganda |
none (landlocked)
|
| Ukraine |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
continental shelf:
200 m or to the depth of exploitation
|
| United Arab Emirates |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| United Kingdom |
territorial sea:
12
nm
continental shelf:
as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
exclusive fishing zone:
200
nm
|
| United States |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
not specified
|
| United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Uruguay |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200 nm or the edge of continental margin
|
| Uzbekistan |
none (doubly landlocked)
|
| Vanuatu |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
|
| Venezuela |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
15
nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
|
| Vietnam |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Virgin Islands |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Wake Island |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| Wallis and Futuna |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
|
| West Bank |
none (landlocked)
|
| World |
a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm |
| Yemen |
territorial sea:
12
nm
exclusive economic zone:
200
nm
contiguous zone:
24
nm
continental shelf:
200
nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|
| Zambia |
none (landlocked)
|
| Zimbabwe |
none (landlocked)
|