Afghanistan | none (landlocked) | |
Albania | continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Algeria | exclusive fishing zone:
32-52 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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American Samoa | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Andorra | none (landlocked) | |
Angola | contiguous zone:
24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Anguilla | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
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Antarctica | none; twenty 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 |
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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 |
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Armenia | none (landlocked) | |
Aruba | territorial sea:
12 NM |
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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: 3 NM |
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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 |
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Austria | none (landlocked) | |
Azerbaijan | none (landlocked) | |
Bahamas, The | continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Bahrain | contiguous zone:
24 NM continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Baker Island | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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Barbados | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Bassas da India | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
|
Belarus | none (landlocked) | |
Belgium | continental shelf:
median line with neighbors exclusive fishing zone: median line with neighbors (extends about 68 km from coast) territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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Benin | territorial sea:
200 NM |
|
Bermuda | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Burundi | none (landlocked) | |
Cambodia | contiguous zone:
24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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Cape Verde | measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Cayman Islands | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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China | contiguous zone:
24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Christmas Island | contiguous zone:
12 NM exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
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Clipperton Island | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
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Colombia | continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Comoros | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 | 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 | contiguous zone:
24 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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Djibouti | contiguous zone:
24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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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: 3 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 | continental shelf:
not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
|
Isle of Man | exclusive fishing zone:
12 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-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 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 |
|
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: 3 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 | continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 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 |
|
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 | territorial sea:
200 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
|
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-m depth or to the depth of exploitation 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 | 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 | contiguous zone:
24 NM claimed by most, but can vary continental shelf: 200-m depth claimed by most or to depth of exploitation; others claim 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary exclusive economic zone: 200 NM claimed by most, but can vary territorial sea: 12 NM claimed by most, but can vary note: 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 |
|
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 |
|
Yugoslavia | NA | |
Zambia | none (landlocked) | |
Zimbabwe | none (landlocked) |