The CIA World Factbook Edition 1992 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 1992 edition carries it in 259 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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World
1 entryWorld
range from 3 to 200 nm; 1 claim is rectangular; 112 states claim a 12 nm limit; note - boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm; 41 nations and other areas are landlocked and include Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Contiguous zone:
- 39 states claim contiguous zone, 33 of which have 24 nm limits
- Continental shelf:
- approximately 78 states have specific continental shelf claims, the limit of 42 claims is based on depth (200 m) plus exploitability, 21 claims define the continental shelf as 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 23 claims with limits ranging from 12 nm to 200 nm
- Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ):
- 83 states claim an EEZ, with most limits being 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- claims range from 3 to 200 nm, 112 states claim a 12 nm limit;
- note - 41 nations and miscellaneous areas are landlocked and comprise Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Byelarus, Central African Republic, Chad, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macebia, Zimbabwe
Africa
61 entriesBassas da India
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Egypt
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- undefined
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
The Gambia
- Contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Ghana
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Juan de Nova Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mauritania
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mauritius
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Morocco
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Nigeria
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 30 nm
Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sao Tome and Principe
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Senegal
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Seychelles
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
South Africa
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sudan
- Contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Tromelin Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Antarctic Region
5 entriesFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm (Iles Kerguelen only)
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Arctic Region
4 entriesIceland
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Jan Mayen
- Contiguous zone:
- 10 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Svalbard
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway, not recognized by Russia
- Territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Asia
23 entriesAzerbaijan
NA
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm;
- Azerbaijani claims in Caspian Sea unknown;
- 10 nm fishing zone provided for in 1940 treaty regarding trade and navigation between Soviet Union and Iran
Bangladesh
- Contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- Continental shelf:
- up to outer limits of continental margin
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
British Indian Ocean Territory
- Territorial sea:
- UK announced establishment of 200-nm fishery zone in August 1991
China
- Continental shelf:
- claim to shallow areas of East China Sea and Yellow Sea
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Georgia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental Shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- NA nm, Georgian claims unknown; 12 nm in 1973 USSR-Turkish Protocol concerning the sea boundary between the two states in the Black Sea
India
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Japan
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 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
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Military boundary line:
- 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea (all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned)
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Korea, South now South Korea
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm (3 nm in the Korea Strait)
Maldives
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 35-310 nm (defined by geographic coordinates; segment of zone coincides with maritime boundary with India)
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Pakistan
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Russia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200-meter depth or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sri Lanka
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesThe Bahamas
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Belize
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm in the north and 3 nm in the south;
- note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Caye, Belize's territorial sea is 3 miles;
- according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act, 1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework for the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with the Republic of Guatemala''
Dominican Republic
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 6 nm
Guadeloupe
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Haiti
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Honduras
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Nicaragua
- Contiguous zone:
- 25 nm security zone (status of claim uncertain)
- Continental shelf:
- not specified
- Territorial sea:
- 200 nm
Puerto Rico
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Trinidad and Tobago
- Continental shelf:
- outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Virgin Islands
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Europe
44 entriesBelgium
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- equidistant line with neighbors (extends about 68 km from coast)
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- 20-meter depth
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 12 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 12 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Croatia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200-meter depth or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 12 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 12 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Denmark
- Contiguous zone:
- 4 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Estonia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- NA nm
Finland
- Contiguous zone:
- 6 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 12 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Germany
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- North Sea and Schleswig-Holstein coast of Baltic Sea - 3 nm (extends, at one point, to 16 nm in the Helgolander Bucht); remainder of Baltic Sea - 12 nm
Greece
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Territorial sea:
- 6 nm, but Greece has threatened to claim 12 nm
Ireland
- Continental shelf:
- no precise definition
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Latvia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- NA nm
Lithuania
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- NA nm
Malta
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 25 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Norway
- Contiguous zone:
- 10 nm
- Continental shelf:
- to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Portugal
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Romania
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Serbia and Montenegro
none - landlocked
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Slovenia
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sweden
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Ukraine
- Contiguous zone:
- NA nm
- Continental shelf:
- NA meter depth
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- NA nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- NA nm
- Territorial sea:
- NA nm
United Kingdom
- Continental shelf:
- as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Middle East
17 entriesIran
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 50 nm in the Sea of Oman; continental shelf limit, continental shelf boundaries, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Qatar
*** No entry for this item ***
- Continental shelf:
- not specific
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Turkey now Turkiye
- Exclusive economic zone:
- in Black Sea only - to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR
- Territorial sea:
- 6 nm in the Aegean Sea, 12 nm in Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
United Arab Emirates
- Continental shelf:
- defined by bilateral boundaries or equidistant line
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm (assumed), 12 nm for Ash Shariqah (Sharjah)
Yemen
- Contiguous zone:
- North - 18 nm; South - 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- North - 200 meters (depth); South - edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
North America
6 entriesCanada
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mexico
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
United States
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- not specified
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Oceania
34 entriesAmerican Samoa
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Australia
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Baker Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Cook Islands
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or minimum of 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Fiji
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Guam
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Howland Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Jarvis Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Johnston Atoll
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Kingman Reef
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Midway Islands
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
New Zealand
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Northern Mariana Islands
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the now Palau
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Palmyra Atoll
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Papua New Guinea
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Solomon Islands
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Vanuatu
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Wake Island
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- nm limits unknown
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm (overflight and navigation permitted beyond 12 nm)
Brazil
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 200 nm
Chile
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Ecuador
- Continental shelf:
- claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands
- Territorial sea:
- 200 nm
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
- Continental shelf:
- 100 meter depth
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 150 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Guyana
- Continental shelf:
- outer edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Uruguay
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Territorial sea:
- 200 nm (overflight and navigation permitted beyond 12 nm)
Venezuela
- Contiguous zone:
- 15 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Southeast Asia
18 entriesAshmore and Cartier Islands
- Contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploration
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Cambodia
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Indonesia
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Malaysia
- Continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation, specified boundary in the South China Sea
- Exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Philippines
(measured from claimed archipelagic baselines)
- Continental shelf:
- to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- irregular polygon extending up to 100 nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty;
- since late 1970s has also claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nm in breadth
Vietnam
- Contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- Continental shelf:
- edge of continental margin or 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- Territorial sea:
- 12 nm
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1992, “Maritime claims”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/maritime-claims/1992.