definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82%
male: 87%
female: 77%
note: over two-thirds of the world's 785 million illiterate adults
are found in only eight countries (India, China, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Egypt); of all the
illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women; extremely low
literacy rates are concentrated in three regions, South and West
Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab states, where around
one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate (2005 est.)
Yemen
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)
Zambia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
Zimbabwe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)
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@2105 Manpower available for military service
Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 7,431,147
females age 16-49: 7,004,819 (2008 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 944,592
females age 16-49: 908,527 (2008 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 9,736,757
females age 16-49: 9,590,978 (2008 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 18,685 (2008 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 2,856,492
females age 16-49: 2,755,864 (2008 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,538 (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
males age 16-49: 19,560
females age 16-49: 18,977 (2008 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 10,029,488
females age 16-49: 9,889,002 (2008 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 809,576
females age 16-49: 870,864 (2008 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 24,585
females age 16-49: 25,742 (2008 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 4,999,988
females age 16-49: 4,870,043 (2008 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,986,411
females age 16-49: 1,944,834 (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 2,278,888
females age 16-49: 2,291,770 (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 80,200 (2008 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 210,938
females age 16-49: 170,471 (2008 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 41,199,340 (2008 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 75,265
females age 16-49: 75,389 (2008 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 2,491,643
females age 16-49: 2,528,779 (2008 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,407,128
females age 16-49: 2,340,039 (2008 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 74,605
females age 16-49: 72,926 (2008 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 1,908,457
females age 16-49: 1,882,421 (2008 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 15,623 (2008 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 190,104
females age 16-49: 167,289 (2008 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 2,295,746
females age 16-49: 2,366,828 (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 16-49: 1,212,007
females age 16-49: 1,170,645 (2008 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 487,853
females age 16-49: 464,278 (2008 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 52,449,957
females age 16-49: 52,375,921 (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands
males age 16-49: 7,101 (2008 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 108,356
females age 16-49: 110,153 (2008 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,701,979
females age 16-49: 1,691,092 (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso
males age 16-49: 3,364,288 (2008 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 13,402,788
females age 16-49: 13,437,042 (2008 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 3,759,034
females age 16-49: 3,784,333 (2008 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 4,321,175
females age 16-49: 4,228,625 (2008 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 8,072,010
females age 16-49: 7,813,462 (2008 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 103,650
females age 16-49: 103,553 (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands
males age 16-49: 11,790 (2008 est.)
Central African Republic
males age 16-49: 1,032,828
females age 16-49: 999,330 (2008 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 1,906,545
females age 16-49: 2,258,758 (2008 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 4,242,912
females age 16-49: 4,182,509 (2008 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 375,009,345
females age 16-49: 354,314,328 (2008 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 11,478,109
females age 16-49: 11,809,279 (2008 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 167,850
females age 16-49: 167,362 (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
males age 16-49: 14,101,263 (2008
est.)
Congo, Republic of the
males age 16-49: 842,771
females age 16-49: 833,624 (2008 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,134,205
females age 16-49: 1,095,763 (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 4,369,735
females age 16-49: 4,287,042 (2008 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 1,035,712
females age 16-49: 1,037,896 (2008 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 3,094,388
females age 16-49: 3,024,876 (2008 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 199,767
females age 16-49: 190,665 (2008 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,522,383
females age 16-49: 2,425,095 (2008 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,235,067
females age 16-49: 1,215,418 (2008 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 111,274
females age 16-49: 105,168 (2008 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 18,584 (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic
males age 16-49: 2,440,203
females age 16-49: 2,326,694 (2008 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 3,536,602
females age 16-49: 3,559,188 (2008 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 21,247,777
females age 16-49: 20,406,408 (2008 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,634,816
females age 16-49: 1,775,474 (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
males age 16-49: 136,725
females age 16-49: 138,018 (2008 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 1,108,836
females age 16-49: 1,096,120 (2008 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 306,273
females age 16-49: 317,852 (2008 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 17,666,967
females age 16-49: 17,530,211 (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands
males age 16-49: 11,725 (2008 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 242,567
females age 16-49: 238,556 (2008 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 1,169,910
females age 16-49: 1,121,187 (2008 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 14,646,427
females age 16-49: 14,379,630 (2008 est.)
French Polynesia
males age 16-49: 79,540 (2008 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 331,181
females age 16-49: 332,498 (2008 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 379,668
females age 16-49: 384,438 (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip
males age 16-49: 337,670 (2008 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 1,113,251
females age 16-49: 1,168,021 (2008 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 19,594,118
females age 16-49: 18,543,955 (2008 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 5,802,096
females age 16-49: 5,729,939 (2008 est.)
Gibraltar
males age 16-49: 6,308 (2008 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,535,174
females age 16-49: 2,517,273 (2008 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 15,221 (2008 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 27,309 (2008 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 2,861,696
females age 16-49: 3,062,967 (2008 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 2,230,049
females age 16-49: 2,193,236 (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 344,087
females age 16-49: 347,886 (2008 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 220,797 (2008 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 2,047,083
females age 16-49: 2,047,953 (2008 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,868,940
females age 16-49: 1,825,770 (2008 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,772,820
females age 16-49: 1,941,448 (2008 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 2,391,400
females age 16-49: 2,337,240 (2008 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 74,896 (2008 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 301,094,084
females age 16-49: 283,047,141 (2008 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 63,800,825
females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 20,212,275
females age 16-49: 19,638,751 (2008 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 7,086,200
females age 16-49: 6,808,954 (2008 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 1,024,635
females age 16-49: 1,024,276 (2008 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,717,362
females age 16-49: 1,636,574 (2008 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 13,884,079
females age 16-49: 13,158,378 (2008 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 688,480
females age 16-49: 709,548 (2008 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 27,819,804
females age 16-49: 26,863,794 (2008 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,812,551
females age 16-49: 1,559,155 (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 4,176,731
females age 16-49: 4,219,636 (2008 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 9,044,685
females age 16-49: 8,805,736 (2008 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 26,377 (2008 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 6,225,747
females age 16-49: 6,188,270 (2008 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 13,691,809
females age 16-49: 13,029,859 (2008 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 1,032,408
females age 16-49: 568,657 (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,398,878
females age 16-49: 1,419,374 (2008 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,549,774
females age 16-49: 1,570,702 (2008 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 568,683
females age 16-49: 565,826 (2008 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 1,106,879
females age 16-49: 1,122,595 (2008 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 525,203
females age 16-49: 522,485 (2008 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 729,813
females age 16-49: 741,223 (2008 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,682,183
females age 16-49: 1,611,001 (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein
males age 16-49: 8,102 (2008 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 915,187
females age 16-49: 906,097 (2008 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 116,305
females age 16-49: 114,566 (2008 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 121,825 (2008 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 532,856
females age 16-49: 513,684 (2008 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 4,443,341
females age 16-49: 4,441,124 (2008 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 3,050,444 (2008 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 6,440,338
females age 16-49: 6,280,826 (2008 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 89,505
females age 16-49: 85,745 (2008 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 2,603,700
females age 16-49: 2,441,776 (2008 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 96,309
females age 16-49: 92,242 (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands
males age 16-49: 15,708 (2008 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 740,675
females age 16-49: 744,709 (2008 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 341,018 (2008 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 27,774,688
females age 16-49: 29,376,791 (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
males age 16-49: 26,686 (2008 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 1,161,924
females age 16-49: 1,187,771 (2008 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 6,687 (2008 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 865,425
females age 16-49: 860,669 (2008 est.)
Montserrat
males age 16-49: 2,528 (2008 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 9,152,580
females age 16-49: 9,080,830 (2008 est.)
Mozambique
males age 16-49: 4,545,975 (2008 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 527,948 (2008 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 3,470 (2008 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 7,322,965
females age 16-49: 6,859,064 (2008 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,950,825
females age 16-49: 3,850,800 (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles
males age 16-49: 55,365
females age 16-49: 57,060 (2008 est.)
New Caledonia
males age 16-49: 57,738 (2008 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 1,009,298
females age 16-49: 997,134 (2008 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,513,312
females age 16-49: 1,507,999 (2008 est.)
Niger
males age 16-49: 2,871,868
females age 16-49: 2,696,966 (2008 est.)
Nigeria
males age 16-49: 31,929,204
females age 16-49: 30,638,979 (2008 est.)
Norway
males age 16-49: 1,078,181
females age 16-49: 1,046,550 (2008 est.)
Oman
males age 16-49: 802,455
females age 16-49: 626,841 (2008 est.)
Pakistan
males age 16-49: 42,633,765
females age 16-49: 40,114,017 (2008 est.)
Palau
males age 16-49: 5,973 (2008 est.)
Panama
males age 16-49: 851,044 (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,481,417
females age 16-49: 1,385,040 (2008 est.)
Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,589,873
females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)
Peru
males age 16-49: 7,653,898
females age 16-49: 7,531,329 (2008 est.)
Philippines
males age 16-49: 23,547,252
females age 16-49: 23,177,487 (2008 est.)
Poland
males age 16-49: 9,741,508
females age 16-49: 9,514,843 (2008 est.)
Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,573,913
females age 16-49: 2,498,262 (2008 est.)
Qatar
males age 16-49: 320,383
females age 16-49: 167,475 (2008 est.)
Romania
males age 16-49: 5,682,299
females age 16-49: 5,557,098 (2008 est.)
Russia
males age 16-49: 36,219,908
females age 16-49: 37,019,853 (2008 est.)
Rwanda
males age 16-49: 2,430,469
females age 16-49: 2,392,933 (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
males age 16-49: 10,095
females age 16-49: 10,081 (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia
males age 16-49: 48,358 (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
males age 16-49: 34,373 (2008 est.)
Samoa
males age 16-49: 53,417 (2008 est.)
San Marino
males age 16-49: 6,613 (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
males age 16-49: 42,340
females age 16-49: 43,781 (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 8,547,441
females age 16-49: 6,381,098 (2008 est.)
Senegal
males age 16-49: 2,943,619
females age 16-49: 2,955,179 (2008 est.)
Seychelles
males age 16-49: 23,598
females age 16-49: 24,424 (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone
males age 16-49: 1,315,561 (2008 est.)
Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,277,862 (2008 est.)
Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,420,966
females age 16-49: 1,386,259 (2008 est.)
Slovenia
males age 16-49: 494,496
females age 16-49: 481,180 (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands
males age 16-49: 141,051 (2008 est.)
Somalia
males age 16-49: 2,181,050
females age 16-49: 2,125,558 (2008 est.)
South Africa
males age 16-49: 11,622,507
females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.)
Spain
males age 16-49: 10,033,069
females age 16-49: 9,764,937 (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 5,458,720
females age 16-49: 5,594,006 (2008 est.)
Sudan
males age 16-49: 9,639,923
females age 16-49: 9,321,106 (2008 est.)
Suriname
males age 16-49: 130,534
females age 16-49: 130,243 (2008 est.)
Swaziland
males age 16-49: 266,311 (2008 est.)
Sweden
males age 16-49: 2,052,890
females age 16-49: 1,980,550 (2008 est.)
Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,852,580
females age 16-49: 1,807,667 (2008 est.)
Syria
males age 16-49: 5,251,875
females age 16-49: 4,966,367 (2008 est.)
Taiwan
males age 16-49: 6,283,134
females age 16-49: 6,098,599 (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 1,897,356
females age 16-49: 1,911,594 (2008 est.)
Tanzania
males age 16-49: 9,108,177 (2008 est.)
Thailand
males age 16-49: 17,553,410
females age 16-49: 17,751,268 (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 284,903
females age 16-49: 272,212 (2008 est.)
Togo
males age 16-49: 1,365,505
females age 16-49: 1,374,993 (2008 est.)
Tonga
males age 16-49: 32,053
females age 16-49: 30,981 (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
males age 16-49: 301,561
females age 16-49: 264,225 (2008 est.)
Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,992,249
females age 16-49: 2,912,819 (2008 est.)
Turkey
males age 16-49: 20,213,205
females age 16-49: 19,432,688 (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,316,698
females age 16-49: 1,331,005 (2008 est.)
Uganda
males age 16-49: 6,532,894
females age 16-49: 6,352,416 (2008 est.)
Ukraine
males age 16-49: 11,457,562
females age 16-49: 11,767,357 (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates
males age 16-49: 2,405,884 (includes
non-nationals)
females age 16-49: 884,853 (2008 est.)
United Kingdom
males age 16-49: 14,729,500
females age 16-49: 14,125,600 (2008 est.)
United States
males age 16-49: 72,715,332
females age 16-49: 71,638,785 (2008 est.)
Uruguay
males age 16-49: 837,252
females age 16-49: 824,096 (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan
males age 16-49: 7,480,484
females age 16-49: 7,542,017 (2008 est.)
Vanuatu
males age 16-49: 58,900 (2008 est.)
Venezuela
males age 16-49: 6,647,124
females age 16-49: 6,801,133 (2008 est.)
Vietnam
males age 16-49: 24,586,328
females age 16-49: 24,335,132 (2008 est.)
Yemen
males age 16-49: 5,080,038
females age 16-49: 4,852,555 (2008 est.)
Zambia
males age 16-49: 2,678,668
females age 16-49: 2,567,433 (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
males age 16-49: 3,264,258
females age 16-49: 3,048,049 (2008 est.)
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@2106 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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; 21 of 28 Antarctic
consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory
(although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and do
not recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes
- international entry
Antigua and Barbuda
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Argentina
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Armenia
none (landlocked)
Aruba
territorial sea: 12 nm
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Australia
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 18 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: up 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limit
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
Bermuda
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bhutan
none (landlocked)
Bolivia
none (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
no data available
Botswana
none (landlocked)
Bouvet Island
territorial sea: 4 nm
Brazil
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
British Indian Ocean Territory
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Burkina Faso
none (landlocked)
Burma
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Burundi
none (landlocked)
Cambodia
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
Cameroon
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
Canada
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Cape Verde
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cayman Islands
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Central African Republic
none (landlocked)
Chad
none (landlocked)
Chile
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200/350 nm
China
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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: boundaries with neighbors
Congo, Republic of the
territorial sea: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 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
Czech Republic
none (landlocked)
Denmark
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Djibouti
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominica
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominican Republic
measured from claimed archipelagic straight
baselines
territorial sea: 6 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Ecuador
territorial sea: 200 nm
continental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500-m isobath
Egypt
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
El Salvador
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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 fixed in coordination with
neighboring states
Ethiopia
none (landlocked)
European Union
NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Faroe Islands
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
Fiji
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation;
rectilinear shelf claim added
Finland
territorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm)
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary
with Sweden
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
France
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean)
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
French Polynesia
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm