Maritime claims (Country profile category: Geography)

Afghanistan:
none (landlocked)

Albania:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Algeria:
exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

American Samoa:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Andorra:
none (landlocked)

Angola:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Anguilla:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Antarctica:
none, but see the Disputes - international entry

Antigua 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

Argentina:
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

Armenia:
none (landlocked)

Aruba:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Ashmore 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

Australia:
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

Austria:
none (landlocked)

Azerbaijan:
none (landlocked)

Bahamas, The:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Bahrain:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
territorial sea: 12 nm

Baker Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Bangladesh:
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Barbados:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Bassas da India:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Belarus:
none (landlocked)

Belgium:
continental shelf: median line with neighbors
exclusive fishing zone: median line with neighbors (extends about 68 km from coast)
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

Benin:
territorial sea: 200 nm

Bermuda:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Bhutan:
none (landlocked)

Bolivia:
none (landlocked)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
NA

Botswana:
none (landlocked)

Bouvet Island:
territorial sea: 4 nm

Brazil:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

British Indian Ocean Territory:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

British Virgin Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Brunei:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
territorial sea: 12 nm

Bulgaria:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Burkina Faso:
none (landlocked)

Burma:
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

Burundi:
none (landlocked)

Cambodia:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cameroon:
territorial sea: 50 nm

Canada:
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

Cape Verde:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cayman Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Central African Republic:
none (landlocked)

Chad:
none (landlocked)

Chile:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200/350 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

China:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
territorial sea: 12 nm

Christmas Island:
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Clipperton Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Colombia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Comoros:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:
exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
territorial sea: 12 nm

Congo, Republic of the:
territorial sea: 200 nm

Cook Islands:
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Coral Sea Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Costa Rica:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cote d'Ivoire:
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Croatia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cuba:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Cyprus:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Czech Republic:
none (landlocked)

Denmark:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Djibouti:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Dominica:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

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

Ecuador:
continental shelf: claims continental shelf between mainland and Galapagos Islands
territorial sea: 200 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

El Salvador:
territorial sea: 200 nm

Equatorial Guinea:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Eritrea:
NA

Estonia:
exclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination with neighboring states
territorial sea: 12 nm

Ethiopia:
none (landlocked)

Europa Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Faroe Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 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

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

French Guiana:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

French Polynesia:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

French Southern and Antarctic Lands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 nm

Gabon:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Gambia, The:
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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

Georgia:
NA

Germany:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic 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

Gibraltar:
territorial sea: 3 nm

Glorioso Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Greece:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 6 nm

Greenland:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Grenada:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Guadeloupe:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Guam:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Guatemala:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Guernsey:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Guinea:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Guinea-Bissau:
exclusive economic 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

Haiti:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Heard Island and McDonald Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Holy See (Vatican City):
none (landlocked)

Honduras:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Hong Kong:
territorial sea: 3 nm

Howland Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Hungary:
none (landlocked)

Iceland:
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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

Indonesia:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

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

Iraq:
continental shelf: not specified
territorial sea: 12 nm

Ireland:
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Israel:
continental shelf: to depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Italy:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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

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

Japan:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait

Jarvis Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Jersey:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Johnston Atoll:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Jordan:
territorial sea: 3 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

Kazakhstan:
none (landlocked)

Kenya:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Kingman Reef:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Kiribati:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Korea, North:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
note: 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:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait

Kuwait:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Kyrgyzstan:
none (landlocked)

Laos:
none (landlocked)

Latvia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Lebanon:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Lesotho:
none (landlocked)

Liberia:
territorial sea: 200 nm

Libya:
territorial sea: 12 nm
note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees 30 minutes north

Liechtenstein:
none (landlocked)

Lithuania:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Luxembourg:
none (landlocked)

Macau:
not specified

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:
none (landlocked)

Madagascar:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Malawi:
none (landlocked)

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

Maldives:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Mali:
none (landlocked)

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

Man, Isle of:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Marshall Islands:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Martinique:
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

Mayotte:
exclusive economic 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

Micronesia, Federated States of:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Midway Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Moldova:
none (landlocked)

Monaco:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Mongolia:
none (landlocked)

Montserrat:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 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

Mozambique:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Namibia:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Nauru:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Navassa Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Nepal:
none (landlocked)

Netherlands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Netherlands Antilles:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

New Caledonia:
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

Nicaragua:
contiguous zone: 25-nm security zone
continental shelf: natural prolongation
territorial sea: 200 nm

Niger:
none (landlocked)

Nigeria:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Niue:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Norfolk Island:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Northern Mariana Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Norway:
contiguous zone: 10 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 4 nm

Oman:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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

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

Palmyra Atoll:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Panama:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 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

Paracel Islands:
NA

Paraguay:
none (landlocked)

Peru:
continental shelf: 200 nm
territorial sea: 200 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

Pitcairn Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

Poland:
exclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties
territorial sea: 12 nm

Portugal:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Puerto Rico:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Qatar:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements, or the median line
territorial sea: 12 nm

Reunion:
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

Russia:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Rwanda:
none (landlocked)

Saint Helena:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 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

Saint Lucia:
200 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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

Samoa:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

San Marino:
none (landlocked)

Sao Tome and Principe:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Saudi Arabia:
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified
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

Serbia and Montenegro:
NA

Seychelles:
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Sierra Leone:
territorial sea: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Singapore:
exclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, as defined in treaties and practice
territorial sea: 3 nm

Slovakia:
none (landlocked)

Slovenia:
NA

Solomon Islands:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Somalia:
territorial sea: 200 nm

South Africa:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Spain:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)
territorial sea: 12 nm

Spratly Islands:
NA

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

Sudan:
contiguous zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Suriname:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Svalbard:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia
territorial sea: 4 nm

Swaziland:
none (landlocked)

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)

Switzerland:
none (landlocked)

Syria:
contiguous zone: 41 nm
territorial sea: 35 nm

Tajikistan:
none (landlocked)

Tanzania:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Thailand:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Togo:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 30 nm

Tokelau:
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

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

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

Tunisia:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Turkey:
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 in Mediterranean Sea

Turkmenistan:
none (landlocked)

Turks and Caicos Islands:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Tuvalu:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Uganda:
none (landlocked)

Ukraine:
continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

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

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

United States:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: not specified
exclusive economic 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

Uzbekistan:
none (doubly landlocked)

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

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

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

Virgin Islands:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Wake Island:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Wallis and Futuna:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

West Bank:
none (landlocked)

Western Sahara:
contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue

World:
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

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

Zambia:
none (landlocked)

Zimbabwe:
none (landlocked)

Taiwan:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm