Table of claims to maritime jurisdiction (as at 15 July 2011)

Introductory note: The present, unofficial table of claims to maritime jurisdiction is a reference material based on national legislation and other relevant
information obtained from reliable sources with a view to ensuring the most accurate representation of the status of claims. Despite extensive research and
periodic review, however, the table may not always reflect the latest developments, especially those which have not been brought to the attention of the Division
for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations. To report any new developments or inaccuracies regarding the status of
claims, please contact the Division, Room DC2-0460, United Nations, New York, NY 10017, or send an email to: [email protected].
Concerning the approach which has been adopted with respect to the information regarding the continental shelf, the following is to be noted:
The Convention on the Continental Shelf which was adopted in Geneva on 29 April 1958 (the 1958 Geneva Convention) defines the term "continental
shelf" as: (a) the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 metres or, beyond that
limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of the said areas; and (b) the seabed and subsoil of similar
submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of islands.
Under the provisions of article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (the 1982 Convention), the continental
shelf extends up to the outer edge of the continental margin, or up to 200 nautical miles where the outer edge does not extend up to 200 nautical miles, or up to
the line of delimitation.
The table reflects the fact that, under international law, 1 the rights of a coastal State over the shelf do not depend on occupation, effective or notional, or on
any express proclamation. However, in a number of cases, discrepancies seem to exist between the limits as reflected in the national legislation, originally based
on the 1958 Geneva Convention, and the entitlements of States Parties under the 1982 Convention. That Convention, pursuant to its article 311, paragraph 1,
prevails, as between States Parties, over the 1958 Geneva Convention. As it appears, certain States that became States Parties to the 1982 Convention have not
yet completed the process of harmonization of their national legislation with its provisions. However, the entitlement of coastal States to their respective
continental shelves up to the limit allowed by international law is not affected.
In this connection, it has also to be noted that, under current international law of the sea and all legal aspects considered, the outer limits of the
continental shelf would extend, in most cases, up to 200 nautical miles or up to the line of maritime delimitation. Regarding the limits of the continental shelf
beyond 200 nautical miles, States Parties to the 1982 Convention need to make a submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in order to
seek its recommendation. A considerable number of submissions have already been made and a number of other States Parties are in the process of preparing
such submissions, many of them having submitted preliminary information indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles,
pursuant to SPLOS/183 - Decision regarding the workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and the ability of States, particularly
developing States, to fulfil the requirements of article 4 of Annex II to the Convention, as well as the decision contained in SPLOS/72, paragraph (a).
This material is unofficial and for informational purposes only. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this site do not imply
the expressing of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or
of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Publication on this site of information concerning developments relating to the law
of the sea emanating from actions and decisions taken by States does not imply recognition by the United Nations of the validity of the actions and decisions in
question..

1
Article 2, paragraph 3, of the 1958 Geneva Convention and article 77, paragraph 3, of the 1982 Convention.
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*: Asterisks mark information which has been deposited with the Secretary-General in compliance with articles 16(2), 47(9), 75(2), 76(9), and/or 84(2), of
the 1982 Convention.
6 6 nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1852 meters)
12 12 nautical miles
24 24 nautical miles
200 200 nautical miles
CM: Continental Margin. Outer edge of the continental margin, or to 200 nautical miles where the outer edge does not extend up to that distance.
COORD: Defined by coordinates
DML: Delimitation. The symbol DLM is used when national legislation establishes the limits of a given zone by reference to the delimitation of maritime
boundaries with adjacent or opposite States (or to a median (equidistant) line in the absence of a maritime boundary delimitation agreement).
p/i: preliminary information
EXPL: Exploitation

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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Albania 23/06/2003 12

Algeria 11/06/1996 12 24 32 or 52 DLM

Angola 05/12/1990 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

2
Including closing lines across the mouths of rivers and across the mouths of bays. The geographical coordinates of points for drawing the straight baselines may not have been necessarily established by the State
concerned.
3
The geographical coordinates of points for drawing the archipelagic baselines may not yet have been necessarily established by the State concerned.
4
The number reflects a claim regarding the breadth of the zone (in nautical miles), measured from the baselines, as contained in national legislation regardless of whether this legislation contains an additional
specific reference to the need for delimitation of maritime boundaries with adjacent or opposite States. However, where the national legislation establishes the limits of a given zone only by reference to the delimitation of
maritime boundaries with adjacent or opposite States, or to a median (equidistant) line in the absence of a maritime boundary delimitation agreement, the symbol DLM is used.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Antigua and Barbuda 02/02/1989 12 24 200 CM/200

Argentina 01/12/1995 12 24 200* CM/200

Australia 05/10/1994 12* 5 24 200 CM/200

Bahamas 29/07/1983 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Bahrain 30/05/1985 12 24

Bangladesh 27/07/2001 12 18 200 CM 6

Barbados7 12/10/1993 12 200 CM/200

Belgium 13/11/1998 12* 24 COORD 8 DLM*

Belize 13/08/1983 12 9 200

5
The territorial sea boundaries between the islands of Aubusi, Boigu and Moimi and Papua New Guinea and the islands of Dauan, Kaumag and Saibai and Papua New Guinea, together with such other portion of the
outer limit of the territorial sea of Saibai are determined by a treaty with Papua New Guinea. The territorial seas of the islands known as Anchor Cay, Aubusi Island, Black Rocks, Boigu Island, Bramble Cay, Dauan Island,
Deliverance Island, East Cay, Kaumag Island, Kerr Islet, Moimi Island, Pearce Cay, Saibai Island, Turnagain Island and Turu Cay do not extend beyond three miles from the baselines. Deposit made in respect of the
southern area of the Gulf of Carpentaria to include the part of the roadstead near the Port of Karumba in Queensland, and for drawing the limits of that roadstead.
6
Outer edge of the continental margin.
7
See also the dispositif of the Award of the Arbitral Tribunal Constituted pursuant to article 287, and in accordance with Annex VII, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Matter of an
Arbitration between Barbados and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, 11 April 2006
8
Coterminous with the exclusive economic zone.
9
Three-mile limit applies from the mouth of Sarstoon River to Ranguana Caye.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Benin 16/10/1997 200 CM/200 p/i

Bosnia and Herzegovina 12/01/1994

Brazil 22/12/1988 12 24 200* CM/200

Brunei Darussalam 05/11/1996 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Bulgaria 15/05/1996 12 24 200 DLM

Cambodia 12 24 200 200

Cameroon 10 19/11/1985 12 11 CM/200 p/i

Canada 12 07/11/2003 12 24 200 CM/200

Cape Verde 10/08/1987 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Chile 25/08/1997 12* 24* 200* CM/200* p/i

China 07/06/1996 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Colombia 12 200 Not specified

10
See also ICJ Judgment of 10 October 2002 in the Case concerning the land and maritime boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria.
11
See article 45 of Law 96-06 of 18 January 1996 on the revision of the Constitution of 2 June 1972.
12
See also the judgment in the Case concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary in the Gulf of Maine Area (Canada/United States of America) (ICJ, 1984)
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Comoros 21/06/1994 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Congo 09/07/2008 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Cook Islands 15/02/1995 12 200 CM/200 13

Costa Rica 21/09/1992 12 200*14 CM/200 p/i

Cte d'Ivoire 26/03/1984 12 200 CM/200

Croatia 05/04/1995 12 * 15 COORD DLM

Cuba 15/08/1984 12 24 200* 16 CM/200

Cyprus 12/12/1988 12 24 200* 17 EXPL 18

Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea 12 X 19 200

13
In respect of the Manihiki Plateau.
14
Deposit made in respect of the Pacific Ocean coast.
15
The Decision on the Extension of the Jurisdiction of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea of 3 October 2003 proclaimed only certain elements of the EEZ. The implementation of the legal regime of the
ecological and fisheries protection zone of Croatia commenced twelve months after its establishment.
16
Deposit made in respect of the area of the Gulf of Mexico.
17
Deposit made in respect of the median line as referred to in the Delimitation Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
18
Depth of exploitability.
19
50-nautical mile military zone. Army Command Announcement of 1 August 1977.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Democratic Republic of the Congo 17/02/1989 12 24 200/DLM

Denmark 20 16/11/2004 12 21 24 200/DLM 22 200 23 200m/EXPL 24 25

Djibouti 08/10/1991 12 24 200

Dominica 24/10/1991 12 24 200

Dominican Republic 10/07/2009 12 24 200 CM/200

Ecuador 200 26 200 27

Egypt 26/08/1983 12 24 28

20
See also the judgment in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of Germany/Denmark; (ICJ, 1969). Also, see the judgment in the Case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Area between
Greenland and Jan Mayen (Denmark v. Norway) (ICJ, 1993)
21
12 nm also for Faroe Islands (by Executive Decree No. 306 of 16 May 2002) and Greenland. As far as Greenland and Faroe Islands are concerned, the outer limit of the external territorial waters may be measured at
a distance shorter than 12 nautical miles from the baselines.
22
Applies also to Greenland.
23
For Greenland and Faroe Islands.
24
200m - depth of 200 metres.
25
In respect of the area north of the Faroe Islands.
26
Only between the continental territorial sea of Ecuador and its insular territorial sea around the Galpagos Islands.
27
Also 100 nautical miles from isobath 2,500m (Only between the continental territorial sea of Ecuador and its insular territorial sea around the Galpagos Islands).
28
In March 2003, Cyprus and Egypt signed an agreement on the delimitation of their respective exclusive economic zones.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

El Salvador 200

Equatorial Guinea 21/07/1997 12* 200* CM/200 p/i

Eritrea 29 12

12
Estonia 26/08/2005 COORD COORD
COORD30

Fiji 10/12/1982 12* 200* CM/200

Finland 21/06/1996 12* 31 14 32 DLM *COORD 200m/EXPL*

29
See also the Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration: Award of the Arbitral Tribunal in the Second Stage: Maritime Delimitation, 17 December 1999
30
In some parts of the Gulf of Finland.
31
Extends, with certain exceptions, to 12 nautical miles, unless defined by geographical coordinates. In the Gulf of Finland, the outer limit of the territorial sea shall at no place be closer to the midline than 3 nautical
miles, according to the Act amending the Act on the Limits of the Territorial Waters of Finland (981/95).
32
Two miles beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

200* 34/ 35, 36,

France 33 11/04/1996 12 24 CM/200 37 38 39
DLM , ,

Gabon 11/03/1998 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Gambia 22/05/1984 12 18 200 CM/200 p/i

Georgia 21/03/1996 12 24 DLM DLM40

Germany41 14/10/1994 12* 42 *COORD43 200m/EXPL

Ghana 07/06/1983 12 24 200 CM/200

33
See also the Continental Shelf Arbitration (France/United Kingdom) (1977)
34
Applies to the North Sea, the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean from the Franco-Belgian border to the Franco-Spanish border, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, French Guiana, Runion, New Caledonia, French
Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Wallis and Futuna, Tromelin, Glorioso, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India Islands, Clipperton Island, Mayotte, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Deposit made in
respect of Tromelin Island and Reunion Island.
35
Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the area of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.
36
In respect of the areas of French Guiana and New Caledonia.
37
In respect of the areas of the French Antilles and the Kerguelen Islands.
38
Joint submission by France and South Africa - in the area of the Crozet Archipelago and the Prince Edward Islands.
39
In respect of La Runion Island and Saint-Paul and Amsterdam Islands.
40
Coincides with the outer limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone.
41
See also the judgment of the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases (Federal Republic of Germany/Denmark; Federal Republic of Germany/Netherlands) (ICJ, 1969)
42
The deposit does not include delimitation lines with the Netherlands and Denmark.
43
The deposit does not include the delimitation with the Netherlands, Denmark and Poland.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Greece 21/07/1995 6 44 200m/EXPL

Grenada 25/04/1991 12 200

Guatemala 11/02/1997 12 200 Not specified

Guinea 45 06/09/1985 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Guinea-Bissau45 25/08/1986 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Guyana 46 16/11/1993 12 200 CM/200 p/i

Haiti 31/07/1996 12 24 200 EXPL

Honduras 47 05/10/1993 12 24 200

Iceland 21/06/1985 12 200 CM/200 48

India 29/06/1995 12 24 200 CM/200

44
Ten-mile limit applies for the purpose of regulating civil aviation.
45
See also the Maritime Boundary Delimitation Arbitration (Guinea/Guinea-Bissau) Arbitral Award, 1985
46
See also the dispositif of the Award of the Arbitral Tribunal Constituted pursuant to article 287, and in accordance with Annex VII, of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Matter of an
Arbitration between Guyana and Suriname, 17 September 2007
47
See also the judgment of the Case concerning Territorial and Maritime Dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras in the Caribbean Sea, ICJ Judgment of 8 October 2007
48
In respect of the gir Basin area and in the western and southern parts of Reykjanes Ridge.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Indonesia 03/02/1986 12 200 CM/200 49

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12 24 DLM DLM

Iraq 30/07/1985 12 Not specified

51, 52,
Ireland 21/06/1996 12 24 200 200* 50 53

Israel 12 DLM EXPL

Italy 13/01/1995 12 54 200m/EXPL 55

Jamaica 21/03/1983 12 24 200 CM/200

Japan 20/06/1996 12* 56 24 200 CM/200

49
In respect of the North West of Sumatra Island.
50
Deposit made in respect of the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the area abutting the Porcupine Abyssal Plain.
51
In respect of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain.
52
Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the area of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.
53
In respect of Hatton-Rockall Area.
54
See Law 61 of 8 February 2006 on the establishment of an ecological protection zone beyond the outer limit of the territorial sea. The outer limits are determined on the basis of an agreement with States concerned.
Pending such agreements, the outer limit is determined by reference to a median line.
55
Deposit made in respect of the delimitation between Italy and Tunisia.
56
Three-mile limit applies to the Soya Strait, the Tsugaru Strait, the eastern and western channels of the Tsushima Strait and the Osumi Straits only.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Jordan 27/11/1995 3

Kenya 02/03/1989 12 200*/DLM CM/200

Kiribati 24/02/2003 12 200

Kuwait 02/05/1986 12 COORD

Latvia 23/12/2004 1257 DLM* 58 CM/200

Lebanon 05/01/1995 12 *COORD

Liberia 25/09/2008 12 24 200

62
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 59 12 DLM
COORD60

Lithuania 12/11/2003 12* *COORD DLM* DLM

Madagascar 22/08/2001 12 24 200/DLM 200 61

57
Deposit made in respect of the maritime boundary with Estonia.
58
Deposit made in respect of the delimitation with Sweden.
59
See also the judgment of the Case concerning the Continental Shelf (Tunisia/Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (ICJ, 1982). Also, see Case concerning the Continental Shelf (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya/Malta) (ICJ, 1985)
60
Fisheries Protection Zone in the Mediterranean Sea, 21 June 2005.
61
200 nautical miles or delimitation agreement or 100 nautical miles from isobath 2,500m.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Malaysia 14/10/1996 12 200 CM/200 62

Maldives 07/09/2000 12 24 200

Malta 59 20/05/1993 12 24 25 200m/EXPL

Marshall Islands 09/08/1991 12 24 200

Mauritania 17/07/1996 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Mauritius 04/11/1994 12 24 200/DLM CM/200 63, 64

Mexico 18/03/1983 12 24 200 CM/200* 65 66

Micronesia (Federated States of) 29/04/1991 12 200 CM/200 67

Monaco 20/03/1996 12

Montenegro 23/10/2006

62
Joint submission by Malaysia and Viet Nam in respect of the southern part of the South China Sea.
63
In respect of the joint submission by the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles - in the region of the Mascarene Plateau.
64
In respect of the region of Rodrigues Island.
65
Deposit in regards to the outer limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in respect of the western polygon in the Gulf of Mexico.
66
In respect of the western polygon in the Gulf of Mexico.
67
In respect of the joint submission by the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands - concerning the Ontong Java Plateau.
 Accession Date
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Morocco 31/05/2007 12 24 200 200m/EXPL

Mozambique 13/03/1997 12 24 200 CM/200

Myanmar 21/05/1996 12 24 200 CM/200

Namibia 18/04/1983 12 24 200 CM/200

Nauru 23/01/1996 12* 24 200*

Netherlands 41 28/06/1996 12* 24 COORD 200m/EXPL

New Zealand 19/07/1996 12* 68 24 200* 69 CM/200* 70

Nicaragua 47 03/05/2000 12 24 200 CM

Nigeria 10 14/08/1986 12 200 CM/200

Niue 11/10/2006 12 200

Norway 20 24/06/1996 12* 71 24 200* 200 72 CM/200* 73 74, 75

68
Includes Tokelau.
69
Includes Tokelau.
70
Deposit made in respect of the maritime boundary delimited between New Zealand and Australia.
71
Deposit includes mainland Norway, Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Bouvet Island.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Oman 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

17/08/1989

Pakistan 26/02/1997 12 24 200 CM/200

Palau 30/09/1996 12 24 200* 76 CM/200

Panama 01/07/1996 12 24 200 CM/200

Papua New Guinea 14/01/1997 12 77 200 CM/200 78

Peru 200 79 200

Philippines 08/05/1984 COORD80 200 CM/200 81

72
Jan Mayen and Svalbard. Deposit includes the delimitation treaties with Denmark and Iceland in respect of Jan Mayen Island.
73
Deposit made in respect of mainland Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, including the delimitation with Iceland and Denmark.
74
In respect of the North East Atlantic and the Arctic
75
In respect of Bouvetya and Dronning Maud Land
76
Deposit includes the line of delimitation between Palau and Micronesia.
77
Three nautical miles in certain areas.
78
In respect of the joint submission by the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands - concerning the Ontong Java Plateau
79
Called Maritime Dominion in article 54 of the 1993 Constitution: ...In its maritime dominion, Peru exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction, without prejudice to the freedoms of international communication, in
accordance with the law and the treaties ratified by the State...
80
Polygon defined by coordinates. Claim extends beyond 12 nautical miles.
81
In respect of the Benham Rise region.
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straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Poland 13/11/1998 12 DLM

Portugal 03/11/1997 12 24 200 CM/200

Qatar 09/12/2002 12 24 DLM

Republic of Korea 29/01/1996 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Romania 82 17/12/1996 12* 24 200

Russian Federation 12/03/1997 12 24 200 CM/200

Saint Kitts and Nevis 07/01/1993 12 24 200 CM/200

Saint Lucia 27/03/1985 12 24 200 CM/200

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 01/10/1993 12 24 200

Samoa 14/08/1995 12 24 200

Sao Tome and Principe 03/11/1987 12 200* CM/200 p/i

Saudi Arabia 24/04/1996 12 18 Not specified

Senegal 25/10/1984 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

82
See also the judgment of the Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) ICJ, 3 February 2009
 Accession Date
UNCLOS Ratification,

straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Seychelles 16/09/1991 12 24 200*/DLM CM/200* 83, 84

Sierra Leone 12/12/1994 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Singapore 17/11/1994 12 85 85

Slovenia 16/06/1995 12/DLM 86 DLM

Solomon Islands 23/06/1997 12 200 CM/200 87

Somalia 24/07/1989 200 CM/200 p/i

South Africa 23/12/1997 12 24 200 CM/200 88, 89

Spain 15/01/1997 12 24 200 90 COORD91 CM/20092 93, 94

83
In respect of the joint submission by the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles - in the region of the Mascarene Plateau.
84
In respect of the Northern Plateau Region.
85
Should the limits of its territorial sea or Exclusive Economic Zone overlap with claims of neighbouring countries, Singapore will negotiate with those countries with a view to arriving at agreed delimitations in
accordance with international law.
86
See Ecological Protection Zone and Continental Shelf of the Republic of Slovenia Act adopted on 4 October 2005. The delimitation of the ecological protection zone shall be effected by agreement with the
neighbouring States. The Act provides for its provisional outer limits.
87
In respect of the joint submission by the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands - concerning the Ontong Java Plateau.
88
In respect of the mainland of the territory of the Republic of South Africa.
89
Joint submission by France and South Africa - in the area of the Crozet Archipelago and the Prince Edward Islands.
90
In the Atlantic Ocean.
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UNCLOS Ratification,

straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Sri Lanka 19/07/1994 12 24 200 CM/200

Sudan 23/01/1985 12 18 200m/EXPL

Suriname 46 09/07/1998 12 200 CM/200

Sweden 25/06/1996 12 DLM 200m/EXPL

Syrian Arab Republic 12 24 200 CM

Thailand 15/05/2011 12 24 200

Timor-Leste 12 24 200 CM/200

Togo 16/04/1985 30 200 CM/200 p/i

Tonga 02/08/1995 12 200 CM/200

Trinidad and Tobago 7 25/04/1986 12* 24 200 CM/200

91
In the Mediterranean Sea.
92
With the exception of the Mediterranean Sea.
93
Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the area of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.
94
In respect of the area of Galicia.
 Accession Date
UNCLOS Ratification,

straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

Tunisia 59 24/04/1985 12 24 DLM 95

Turkey 6/12 96 200 97

Tuvalu 09/12/2002 12 24 200

20082 82
Ukraine 26/07/1999 12

United Arab Emirates 12 24 200 CM/200

200or 101, 102,

United Kingdom 25/07/1997 12 98 200 99 CM/20033
12* 100 103 104
,

95
Up to 50-m isobath - Off the Gulf of Gabs.
96
Six nautical miles in the Aegean Sea, 12 nautical miles in the Black Sea.
97
In the Black Sea.
98
Also three nautical miles.(Three nautical miles in Guernsey, British Indian Ocean Territory, Gibraltar, Monserrat and Pitcairn; 12 nautical miles in United Kingdom, Jersey, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands,
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Isle of Man, St. Helena and Dependencies, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands.) | Note: A dispute exists between the
Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)].
99
Bermuda, Pitcairn, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
100
12 nautical miles in Guernsey; 200 nautical miles in United Kingdom, Anguilla, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Monserrat, St. Helena and
Dependencies, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Deposit made exclusively in respect of the British Indian Ocean Territory. | Note: A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)].
101
Joint submission by France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the area of the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay.
102
In respect of Ascension Island.
103
In respect of Hatton Rockall Area.
 Accession Date
UNCLOS Ratification,

straight baselines? 2
Does the legislation provide for

archipelagic status? 3
Does the State claim
MARITIME ZONES

Territorial Sea

Contiguous Zone

Zone
Exclusive Economic

Fisheries Zone

note)
(see introductory
to the CLCS
including submissions
Continental Shelf,
STATE

Breadth of the zone in nautical miles4 Outer limit Sub.

United Republic of Tanzania 30/09/1985 12 200 DLM CM/200 p/i

United States of America 12 12 24 200 105 CM/200

Uruguay 10/12/1992 12* 24* 200* CM/200

Vanuatu 10/08/1999 12 24 200 CM/200 p/i

Venezuela 12 15 200 200m/EXPL

109,
Viet Nam 25/07/1994 12* 106 24 200* 107 CM/200* 108 110

Yemen 29 21/07/1987 12 24 200 CM/200 111

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104
In respect of the Falkland Islands, and of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (see the Executive Summary). | Note: A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
105
Includes Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, Midway Island, Wake Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Howland Island, Baker Island, Northern Marianas, and
Navassa Island.
106
Deposit made in respect of the delimitation with China in the Gulf of Tonkin.
107
Ibid.
108
Ibid.
109
Joint submission by Malaysia and Viet Nam in respect of the southern part of the South China Sea.
110
In respect of the region of the North Area (VNM-N).
111
In respect of south east of Socotra Island.