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(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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Gambia, The
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 18 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: extent not specified
Gaza Strip
Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be
determined through further negotiation
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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
continental shelf: 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
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
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
Jersey
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 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
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
Kosovo
none (landlocked)
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
exclusive fishing zone: 62 nm
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 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
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
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
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
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: 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 contiguous zone: 24 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
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 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
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
Panama
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or edge of continental margin
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
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
contiguous zone: 24 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
contiguous zone: 24 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
none (landlocked)
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
territorial sea: 12 nm
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: 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 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
Tunisia
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 12 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
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