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Field Listing :: Maritime claims
This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states.
contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other activities for the economic exploitation and exploration of the zone, such as the production of energy from the water, currents, and winds; jurisdiction with regard to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures; marine scientific research; the protection and preservation of the marine environment; the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone shall not exceed 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
continental shelf - the UNCLOS (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal state as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal state, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; wherever the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline, coastal states may extend their claim to a distance not to exceed 350 nautical miles from the baseline or 100 nautical miles from the 2,500-meter isobath, which is a line connecting points of 2,500 meters in depth; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof.
exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the UNCLOS, some states (e.g., the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used; the breadth of this zone is normally the same as the EEZ or 200 nautical miles.

By Country Listing of the values for the Maritime claims field
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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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; 22 of 29 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Argentina | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Armenia | none (landlocked)
Aruba | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Austria | none (landlocked)
Azerbaijan | none (landlocked)
Bahamas, The | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bahrain | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Bangladesh | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: to the outer limits of the continental margin
Barbados | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Belarus | none (landlocked)
Belgium | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limit contiguous zone: 24 nm 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 continental shelf: 200 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bermuda | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bhutan | none (landlocked)
Bolivia | none (landlocked)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | NA
Botswana | none (landlocked)
Bouvet Island | territorial sea: 4 nm
Brazil | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
British Indian Ocean Territory | territorial sea: 12 nm Environment (Protection and Preservation) 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Burkina Faso | none (landlocked)
Burma | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Burundi | none (landlocked)
Cabo Verde | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Cambodia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Cameroon | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Canada | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Cayman Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Central African Republic | none (landlocked)
Chad | none (landlocked)
Chile | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200/350 nm
China | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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: since 2011 the DRC has a Common Interest Zone agreement with Angola for the mutual development of off-shore resources
Congo, Republic of the | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 contiguous zone: 24 nm
Curacao | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cyprus | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Czechia | none (landlocked)
Denmark | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Djibouti | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Dominica | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Dominican Republic | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Ecuador | territorial sea: 200 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm note: Ecuador has declared its right to extend its continental shelf to 350nm measured from the baselines of the Galapagos Archipelago
Egypt | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or the equidistant median line with Cyprus contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
El Salvador | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia
Eswatini | none (landlocked)
Ethiopia | none (landlocked)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Faroe Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Fiji | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Finland | territorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm) contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden, Estonia, and Russia
France | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean Sea) contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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 and Iles Eparses (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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Gambia, The | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: extent not specified exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Gaza Strip | see entry for Israel note: effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice
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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 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
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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Hong Kong | territorial sea: 12 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indonesia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Iran | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf contiguous zone: 24 nm 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 | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Jan Mayen | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Jarvis Island | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Jersey | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Johnston Atoll | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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
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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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: limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, and Russia 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 exclusive fishing zone: 62 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Mauritania | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
Mexico | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
Mongolia | none (landlocked)
Montenegro | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: defined by treaty
Montserrat | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Morocco | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Nauru | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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
New Caledonia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
New Zealand | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 10 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Oman | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Pakistan | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Palau | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Palmyra Atoll | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Panama | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or edge of continental margin contiguous zone: 24 nm
Papua New Guinea | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
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 as wide as 285 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: to the depth of exploitation
Pitcairn Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Poland | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties
Portugal | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line contiguous zone: 24 nm
Romania | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Russia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Rwanda | none (landlocked)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Saint Kitts and Nevis | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Saint Lucia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Samoa | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
San Marino | none (landlocked)
Sao Tome and Principe | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Saudi Arabia | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 18 nm continental shelf: not specified
Senegal | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Serbia | none (landlocked)
Seychelles | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Sierra Leone | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Singapore | territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
Sint Maarten | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Slovakia | none (landlocked)
Slovenia | territorial sea: 12 nm
Solomon Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Somalia | territorial sea: 200 nm
South Africa | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
South Sudan | none (landlocked)
Spain | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean) contiguous zone: 24 nm
Spratly Islands | NA
Sri Lanka | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: extends to depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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 | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Tunisia | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm
Turkey | territorial sea: 6 nm in the Aegean Sea exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR 12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea
Turkmenistan | none (landlocked)
Turks and Caicos Islands | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Tuvalu | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
United Kingdom | territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
United States | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or the edge of continental margin
Uzbekistan | none (doubly landlocked)
Vanuatu | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
Venezuela | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 15 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Vietnam | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 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 200 nm
Yemen | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Zambia | none (landlocked)
Zimbabwe | none (landlocked)

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