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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; 20 of 27 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and do not recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes - international entry
Antigua and Barbuda	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
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
Man, Isle of	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 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
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 200 nm
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)

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