e 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; 21 of 28 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
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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
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
Belarus
none (landlocked)
Belgium
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 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
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