The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 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 1998 edition carries it in 262 entries, in its Geography section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1998 edition
- 262
- 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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World
1 entryWorld
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm claimed by most but can vary
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth claimed by most or to depth of exploitation, others claim 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm claimed by most but can vary
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm claimed by most but can vary
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm claimed by most but can vary
note: boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm; 43 nations and other areas that are landlocked include Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Slovakia, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Africa
62 entriesCape Verde now Cabo Verde
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- exclusive economic zone:
- boundaries with neighbors
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Egypt
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- continental shelf:
- not specified
- 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 the of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Kenya
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Madagascar
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mauritania
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mauritius
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Morocco
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Nigeria
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the 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:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Seychelles
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
South Africa
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sudan
- contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Tromelin Island
- contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the 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 from Iles Kerguelen only
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Arctic Region
4 entriesIceland
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Jan Mayen
- contiguous zone:
- 10 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Svalbard
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia
- territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Asia
23 entriesBangladesh
- contiguous zone:
- 18 nm
- continental shelf:
- up to the outer limits of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
China
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- claim to shallow areas of East China Sea and Yellow Sea
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
India
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Japan
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm; 3 nm in the international straits-La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
Korea, North now North Korea
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- 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 where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned
Korea, South now South Korea
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- not specified
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm; 3 nm in the Korea Strait
Maldives
- exclusive economic zone:
- 35-310 nm as defined by geographic coordinates; segment of zone coincides with maritime boundary with India
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Pakistan
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Russia
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sri Lanka
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation (measured from the archipelagic straight baselines)
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Belize
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- 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 the negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differences with Guatemala
Dominican Republic
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 6 nm
Guatemala
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the 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:
- natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Jamaica
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Nicaragua
- contiguous zone:
- 25-nm security zone
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- territorial sea:
- 200 nm
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Saint Lucia
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Trinidad and Tobago
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Europe
46 entriesBelgium
- continental shelf:
- median line with neighbors
- exclusive fishing zone:
- median line with neighbors (extends about 68 km from coast)
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Denmark
- contiguous zone:
- 4 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Estonia
- exclusive economic zone:
- limits to be fixed in coordination with neighboring states
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Finland
- contiguous zone:
- 6 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 12 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland-3 nm)
France
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean)
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Germany
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Latvia
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Malta
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 25 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Norway
- contiguous zone:
- 10 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 4 nm
Portugal
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Romania
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Sweden
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- agreed boundaries or midlines
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas)
Ukraine
- continental shelf:
- 200-m or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 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 entriesBahrain
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- extending to boundaries to be determined
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Gaza Strip
Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement-permanent status to be determined through further negotiation
Iran
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- natural prolongation
- exclusive economic zone:
- bilateral agreements, or median lines in the Persian Gulf
- 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 the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea
United Arab Emirates
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Yemen
- contiguous zone:
- 18 nm in the North; 24 nm in the South
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
North America
6 entriesCanada
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Mexico
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- 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 entriesAustralia
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Cook Islands
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Fiji
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
- 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
New Zealand
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Palau
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 12 nm
- extended fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Papua New Guinea
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Solomon Islands
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Tonga
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Vanuatu
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Brazil
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Chile
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Colombia
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- 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:
- 200 nm
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Guyana
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Uruguay
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- territorial sea:
- 200 nm; overflight and navigation guaranteed beyond 12 nm
Venezuela
- contiguous zone:
- 15 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the 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 the depth of exploitation
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- 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 the depth of exploitation; specified boundary in the South China Sea
- 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
Singapore
- exclusive fishing zone:
- within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
Thailand
- continental shelf:
- 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Vietnam
- contiguous zone:
- 24 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- exclusive economic zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 12 nm
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Maritime claims”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/maritime-claims/1998.