The CIA World Factbook Edition 1990 Geography

Maritime claims In 36 editions of 36.

Maritime claims was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1990 edition carries it in 245 entries, in its Geography section, under the heading “Territorial sea”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 1990 edition
245
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Maritime claims” (1990 to 2025) and “Territorial sea” (1990).

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1990

Every edition with Maritime claims

Entries with Maritime claims in each edition

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World

1 entry

World

generally 12 nm, but varies from 3 nm to 200 nm

Africa

61 entries

Algeria

12 nm

Angola

20 nm

Bassas da India

12 nm

Benin

200 nm

Botswana

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Burkina now Burkina Faso

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Burundi

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

Cameroon

50 nm

Central African Republic

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Chad

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Comoros

12 nm

Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo

12 nm

Congo now Republic of the Congo

200 nm

Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire

12 nm

Djibouti

12 nm

Egypt

12 nm

Equatorial Guinea

12 nm

Swaziland now Eswatini

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Ethiopia

12 nm

Europa Island

12 nm

Gabon

12 nm

The Gambia

12 nm

Ghana

12 nm

Glorioso Islands

12 nm

Guinea

12 nm

Guinea-Bissau

12 nm

Juan de Nova Island

12 nm

Kenya

12 nm

Lesotho

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Liberia

200 nm

Libya

12 nm;

Madagascar

12 nm

Malawi

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Mali

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Mauritania

12 nm

Mauritius

12 nm

Mayotte

12 nm

Morocco

12 nm

Mozambique

12 nm

Namibia

6 nm

Niger

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Nigeria

30 nm

Reunion

12 nm

Rwanda

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

St. Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

12 nm

Sao Tome and Principe

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

Senegal

12 nm

Seychelles

12 nm

Sierra Leone

200 nm

Somalia

200 nm

South Africa

12 nm

Sudan

12 nm

Tanzania

12 nm

Togo

30 nm

Tromelin Island

12 nm

Tunisia

12 nm

Uganda

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Western Sahara

Published as “Maritime claims”

contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

Zambia

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Zimbabwe

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Antarctic Region

5 entries

Antarctica

Published as “Maritime claims”

see entry on Disputes

Bouvet Island

4 nm

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

12 nm

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

3 nm

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

12 nm

Arctic Region

4 entries

Greenland

3 nm

Iceland

12 nm

Jan Mayen

4 nm

Svalbard

4 nm

Asia

14 entries

Afghanistan

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Bangladesh

12 nm

Bhutan

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

British Indian Ocean Territory

3 nm

China

12 nm

India

12 nm

Japan

12 nm (3 nm in international straits--La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait)

Korea, North now North Korea

12 nm;

Korea, South now South Korea

12 nm (3 nm in the Korea Strait)

Maldives

12 nm

Mongolia

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Nepal

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Pakistan

12 nm

Sri Lanka

12 nm

Central America and the Caribbean

32 entries

Anguilla

3 nm

Antigua and Barbuda

12 nm

Aruba

12 nm

The Bahamas

3 nm

Barbados

12 nm

Belize

3 nm

British Virgin Islands

3 nm

Cayman Islands

3 nm

Costa Rica

12 nm

Cuba

12 nm

Dominica

12 nm

Dominican Republic

6 nm

El Salvador

200 nm (overflight and navigation permitted beyond 12 nm)

Grenada

12 nm

Guadeloupe

12 nm

Guatemala

12 nm

Haiti

12 nm

Honduras

12 nm

Jamaica

12 nm

Martinique

12 nm

Montserrat

3 nm

Navassa Island

12 nm

Netherlands Antilles

12 nm

Nicaragua

200 nm

Panama

200 nm

Puerto Rico

12 nm

St. Kitts and Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

12 nm

St. Lucia now Saint Lucia

12 nm

St. Vincent and the Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

12 nm

Trinidad and Tobago

12 nm

Turks and Caicos Islands

12 nm

Virgin Islands

12 nm

Europe

37 entries

Albania

15 nm

Andorra

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Austria

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Belgium

12 nm

Bulgaria

12 nm

Czechoslovakia

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Denmark

3 nm

Faroe Islands

3 nm

Finland

4 nm

France

12 nm

German Democratic Republic

12 nm

Germany, Federal Republic of now Germany

3 nm (extends, at one point, to 16 nm in the Helgolander Bucht)

Gibraltar

3 nm

Greece

6 nm

Guernsey

3 nm

Vatican City now Holy See (Vatican City)

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Hungary

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Ireland

12 nm

Man, Isle of now Isle of Man

3 nm

Italy

12 nm

Jersey

3 nm

Liechtenstein

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Luxembourg

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Malta

12 nm

Monaco

12 nm

Netherlands

12 nm

Norway

4 nm

Poland

12 nm

Portugal

12 nm

Romania

12 nm

San Marino

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Soviet Union

12 nm

Spain

12 nm

Sweden

12 nm

Switzerland

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

United Kingdom

12 nm

Yugoslavia

12 nm

Middle East

19 entries

Bahrain

3 nm

Cyprus

12 nm

Gaza Strip

Published as “Maritime claims”

Israeli occupied with status to be determined

Iran

12 nm

Iraq

12 nm

Iraq - Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Israel

6 nm

Jordan

3 nm

Kuwait

12 nm

Lebanon

12 nm

Oman

12 nm

Qatar

3 nm

Saudi Arabia

12 nm

Syria

35 nm

Turkey now Turkiye

6 nm (12 nm in Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea)

United Arab Emirates

3 nm

West Bank

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Yemen Arab Republic

12 nm

Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of now People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

12 nm

North America

6 entries

Bermuda

12 nm

Canada

12 nm

Clipperton Island

12 nm

Mexico

12 nm

St. Pierre and Miquelon now Saint Pierre and Miquelon

12 nm

United States

12 nm

Oceania

34 entries

American Samoa

12 nm

Australia

3 nm

Baker Island

12 nm

Cook Islands

12 nm

Coral Sea Islands

3 nm

Fiji

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

French Polynesia

12 nm

Guam

12 nm

Howland Island

12 nm

Jarvis Island

12 nm

Johnston Atoll

12 nm

Kingman Reef

12 nm

Kiribati

12 nm

Marshall Islands

12 nm

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

12 nm

Midway Islands

12 nm

Nauru

12 nm

New Caledonia

12 nm

New Zealand

12 nm

Niue

12 nm

Norfolk Island

3 nm

Northern Mariana Islands

3 nm

Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau

3 nm

Palmyra Atoll

12 nm

Papua New Guinea

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

3 nm

Pitcairn Islands

3 nm

Western Samoa now Samoa

12 nm

Solomon Islands

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

Tokelau

12 nm

Tonga

12 nm

Tuvalu

12 nm

Vanuatu

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

Wake Island

12 nm

Wallis and Futuna

12 nm

South America

14 entries

Argentina

200 nm (overflight and navigation permitted beyond 12 nm)

Bolivia

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Brazil

200 nm

Chile

12 nm

Colombia

12 nm

Ecuador

200 nm

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

12 nm

French Guiana

12 nm

Guyana

12 nm

Paraguay

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Peru

200 nm

Suriname

12 nm

Uruguay

200 nm (overflight and navigation permitted beyond 12 nm)

Venezuela

12 nm

Southeast Asia

18 entries

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

3 nm

Brunei

12 nm

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

12 nm

Cambodia

12 nm

Christmas Island

3 nm

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

3 nm

Hong Kong

3 nm

Indonesia

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “Territorial sea”

12 nm

Laos

Published as “Maritime claims”

none--landlocked

Macau

6 nm

Malaysia

12 nm

Paracel Islands

Published as “Maritime claims”

undetermined

Philippines

Published as “Maritime claims”

(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines);

Published as “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

Singapore

3 nm

Spratly Islands

Published as “Maritime claims”

undetermined

Taiwan

12 nm

Thailand

12 nm

Vietnam

12 nm

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1990, “Maritime claims”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/maritime-claims/1990.

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