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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
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
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm 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 Baker Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm 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 Bassas da India 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
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: 50 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
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Cyprus territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Czech Republic none (landlocked) Denmark territorial sea: 12 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 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 East Timor territorial sea: NA
exclusive economic zone: NA
continental shelf: NA
exclusive fishing zone: NA Ecuador territorial sea: 200 nm
continental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500 meter 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: 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) Europa Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm 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)
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden 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 Guiana territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm 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 (does not include the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands) Gabon territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Gambia, The territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 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 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Gibraltar territorial sea: 3 nm Glorioso Islands territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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 Guadeloupe 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm Hong Kong territorial sea: 3 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Indonesia measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Iran territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf
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 measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin Jan Mayen territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Jarvis Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Jersey territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm Johnston Atoll territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Jordan territorial sea: 3 nm Juan de Nova Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: not specified Kuwait territorial sea: 12 nm Kyrgyzstan none (landlocked) Laos none (landlocked) Latvia territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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
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 none (landlocked) Madagascar territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep 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 measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Martinique territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Mauritania 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 Mauritius territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Mayotte territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Mexico 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 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 Mongolia none (landlocked) Montserrat territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Morocco territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Nauru territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Navassa Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Nepal none (landlocked) Netherlands territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Netherlands Antilles territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm New Caledonia territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm New Zealand territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin Nicaragua territorial sea: 200 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 Northern Mariana Islands territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Norway territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Oman territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Pakistan 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 Palau territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Palmyra Atoll territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Panama territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Papua New Guinea measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm 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 up to 285 nm in breadth
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation Pitcairn Islands territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Poland territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties Portugal territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line Reunion territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Romania territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Russia territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Rwanda none (landlocked) Saint Helena territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Lucia 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Saint Vincent and the Grenadines territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Samoa territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm San Marino none (landlocked) Sao Tome and Principe measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Saudi Arabia territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified Senegal 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 Serbia and Montenegro NA Seychelles 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 Sierra Leone territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Singapore territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice Slovakia none (landlocked) Slovenia NA Solomon Islands measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Somalia territorial sea: 200 nm South Africa territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Spain territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean) Spratly Islands NA Sri Lanka 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 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: 4 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia Swaziland none (landlocked) 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: 41 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 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 measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin Tromelin Island territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Tunisia territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm Turkey territorial sea: 6 nm in the Aegean Sea; 12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea
exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR Turkmenistan none (landlocked) Turks and Caicos Islands territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Tuvalu territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin United Kingdom territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries United States territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Uzbekistan none (doubly landlocked) Vanuatu measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
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 Venezuela territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 15 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation Vietnam territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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) Western Sahara contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue 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 200nm Yemen 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 Zambia none (landlocked) Zimbabwe none (landlocked) This page was last updated on 2 May, 2006