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@2106 Maritime claims
Afghanistan
none (landlocked)
Albania
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Algeria
exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
American Samoa
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Andorra
none (landlocked)
Angola
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Anguilla
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Antarctica
none; 20 of 27 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
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Argentina
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Armenia
none (landlocked)
Aruba
territorial sea: 12 NM
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
contiguous zone: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Australia
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Austria
none (landlocked)
Azerbaijan
none (landlocked)
Bahamas, The
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Bahrain
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
territorial sea: 12 NM
Baker Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Bangladesh
contiguous zone: 18 NM
continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Barbados
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Bassas da India
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Belarus
none (landlocked)
Belgium
continental shelf: median line with neighbors
exclusive economic zone: median line with neighbors (extends about
68 km from coast)
territorial sea: 12 NM
Belize
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
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
the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences
with Guatemala
Benin
territorial sea: 200 NM
Bermuda
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Bhutan
none (landlocked)
Bolivia
none (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
NA
Botswana
none (landlocked)
Bouvet Island
territorial sea: 4 NM
Brazil
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
British Indian Ocean Territory
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
British Virgin Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Brunei
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM or to median line
territorial sea: 12 NM
Bulgaria
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Burkina Faso
none (landlocked)
Burma
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Burundi
none (landlocked)
Cambodia
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cameroon
territorial sea: 50 NM
Canada
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cape Verde
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cayman Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Central African Republic
none (landlocked)
Chad
none (landlocked)
Chile
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200/350 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
China
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
Christmas Island
contiguous zone: 12 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Clipperton Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Colombia
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Comoros
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
exclusive economic zone:
boundaries with neighbors
territorial sea: 12 NM
Congo, Republic of the
territorial sea: 200 NM
Cook Islands
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Coral Sea Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Costa Rica
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cote d'Ivoire
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Croatia
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cuba
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Cyprus
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Czech Republic
none (landlocked)
Denmark
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Djibouti
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Dominica
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Dominican Republic
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 6 NM
East Timor
contiguous zone: NA NM
exclusive fishing zone: NA NM
continental shelf: NA NM
exclusive economic zone: NA NM
territorial sea: NA NM
extended fishing zone: NA NM
Ecuador
continental shelf: claims continental shelf between mainland
and Galapagos Islands
territorial sea: 200 NM
Egypt
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
El Salvador
territorial sea: 200 NM
Equatorial Guinea
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Eritrea
territorial sea: 12 NM
Estonia
exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with
neighboring states
territorial sea: 12 NM
Ethiopia
none (landlocked)
Europa Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Faroe Islands
continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or
median line
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
territorial sea: 3 NM
Fiji
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation;
rectilinear shelf claim added
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Finland
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM; extends to continental shelf boundary
with Sweden
territorial sea: 12 NM (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 NM)
France
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (does not apply to the Mediterranean)
territorial sea: 12 NM
French Guiana
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
French Polynesia
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 NM
Gabon
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Gambia, The
contiguous zone: 18 NM
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Gaza Strip
Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be
determined through further negotiation
Georgia
NA
Germany
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Ghana
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Gibraltar
territorial sea: 3 NM
Glorioso Islands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Greece
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 6 NM
Greenland
continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median
line
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line
territorial sea: 3 NM
Grenada
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guadeloupe
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guam
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guatemala
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guernsey
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Guinea
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guinea-Bissau
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Guyana
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the
continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Haiti
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Holy See (Vatican City)
none (landlocked)
Honduras
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Hong Kong
territorial sea: 3 NM
Howland Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Hungary
none (landlocked)
Iceland
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental
margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
India
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Indonesia
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Iran
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: natural prolongation
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the
Persian Gulf
territorial sea: 12 NM
Iraq
continental shelf: not specified
territorial sea: 12 NM
Ireland
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Israel
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Italy
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Jamaica
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Jan Mayen
contiguous zone: 10 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 4 NM
Japan
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
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
Jarvis Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Jersey
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Johnston Atoll
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Jordan
territorial sea: 3 NM
Juan de Nova Island
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth
of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Kazakhstan
none (landlocked)
Kenya
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Kingman Reef
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Kiribati
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 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
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the Korea Strait
Kuwait
territorial sea: 12 NM
Kyrgyzstan
none (landlocked)
Laos
none (landlocked)
Latvia
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Lebanon
territorial sea: 12 NM
Lesotho
none (landlocked)
Liberia
territorial sea: 200 NM
Libya
territorial sea: 12 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
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
none (landlocked)
Madagascar
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or 100 NM from the 2,500-m deep isobath
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Malawi
none (landlocked)
Malaysia
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Maldives
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mali
none (landlocked)
Malta
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 25 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Man, Isle of
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Marshall Islands
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Martinique
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mauritania
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mauritius
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mayotte
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mexico
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Micronesia, Federated States of
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Midway Islands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Moldova
none (landlocked)
Monaco
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mongolia
none (landlocked)
Montserrat
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Morocco
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Mozambique
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Namibia
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Nauru
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Navassa Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Nepal
none (landlocked)
Netherlands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Netherlands Antilles
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
New Caledonia
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
New Zealand
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the
continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Nicaragua
continental shelf: natural prolongation
territorial sea: 200 NM
Niger
none (landlocked)
Nigeria
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Niue
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Norfolk Island
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Northern Mariana Islands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Norway
contiguous zone: 10 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 4 NM
Oman
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Pakistan
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Palau
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
extended fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Palmyra Atoll
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Panama
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Papua New Guinea
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Paracel Islands
NA
Paraguay
none (landlocked)
Peru
continental shelf: 200 NM
territorial sea: 200 NM
Philippines
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
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 up to 285 NM in
breadth
Pitcairn Islands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Poland
exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties
territorial sea: 12 NM
Portugal
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Puerto Rico
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Qatar
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or
the median line
territorial sea: 12 NM
Reunion
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Romania
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Russia
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Rwanda
none (landlocked)
Saint Helena
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Saint Kitts and Nevis
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea: 12 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
Saint Lucia
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Samoa
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
San Marino
none (landlocked)
Sao Tome and Principe
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Saudi Arabia
contiguous zone: 18 NM
continental shelf: not specified
territorial sea: 12 NM
Senegal
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Serbia and Montenegro
NA
Seychelles
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Sierra Leone
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Singapore
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea,
as defined in treaties and practice
territorial sea: 3 NM
Slovakia
none (landlocked)
Slovenia
NA
Solomon Islands
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Somalia
territorial sea: 200 NM
South Africa
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Spain
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)
territorial sea: 12 NM
Spratly Islands
NA
Sri Lanka
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Sudan
contiguous zone: 18 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 NM
Suriname
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Svalbard
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM unilaterally claimed by
Norway but not recognized by Russia
territorial sea: 4 NM
Swaziland
none (landlocked)
Sweden
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: agreed boundaries or midlines
territorial sea: 12 NM (adjustments made to return a portion of
straits to high seas)
Switzerland
none (landlocked)
Syria
contiguous zone: 41 NM
territorial sea: 35 NM
Taiwan
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Tajikistan
none (landlocked)
Tanzania
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Thailand
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Togo
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 30 NM
Tokelau
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Tonga
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Trinidad and Tobago
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the outer edge of the continental
margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Tromelin Island
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Tunisia
contiguous zone: 24 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Turkey
exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime
boundary agreed upon with the former USSR
territorial sea: 6 NM in the Aegean Sea; 12 NM in Black Sea and in
Mediterranean Sea
Turkmenistan
none (landlocked)
Turks and Caicos Islands
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Tuvalu
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Uganda
none (landlocked)
Ukraine
continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
United Arab Emirates
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
United Kingdom
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf
orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
United States
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Uruguay
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Uzbekistan
none (doubly landlocked)
Vanuatu
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Venezuela
contiguous zone: 15 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Vietnam
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Virgin Islands
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Wake Island
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Wallis and Futuna
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
West Bank
none (landlocked)
Western Sahara
contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
World
a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries
make the following claims: contiguous zone - 24 NM; continental
shelf - 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation, or 200 NM or to
the edge of the continental margin; exclusive fishing zone - 200 NM;
exclusive economic zone - 200 NM; territorial sea - 12 NM; boundary
situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from
extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 NM; 43
nations and other areas that are landlocked include Afghanistan,
Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad,
Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San
Marino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan,
West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and
Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked
Yemen
contiguous zone: 24 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Zambia
none (landlocked)
Zimbabwe
none (landlocked)