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Geography > Maritime claims > Contiguous zone: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Geography > Maritime claims, which includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states.
contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured.
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other ...
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=1 JamaicaJamaica 24 2013
=1 BrazilBrazil 24 2013
=1 JapanJapan 24 2013
=1 CyprusCyprus 24 2013
=1 MoroccoMorocco 24 2013
=1 HondurasHonduras 24 2013
=1 AngolaAngola 24 2013
=1 DenmarkDenmark 24 2013
=1 BahrainBahrain 24 2013
=1 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 24 2013
=1 United Arab EmiratesUAE 24 2013
=1 NamibiaNamibia 24 2013
=1 Sri LankaSri Lanka 24 2013
=1 NauruNauru 24 2013
=1 VanuatuVanuatu 24 2013
=1 TunisiaTunisia 24 2013
=1 FranceFrance 24 2013
=1 BurmaBurma 24 2013
=1 SenegalSenegal 24 2013
=1 GabonGabon 24 2013
=1 OmanOman 24 2013
=1 PakistanPakistan 24 2013
=1 MadagascarMadagascar 24 2013
=1 SpainSpain 24 2013
=1 Cape VerdeCape Verde 24 2013
=1 NetherlandsNetherlands 24 2013
=1 RomaniaRomania 24 2013
=1 ArgentinaArgentina 24 2013
=1 EgyptEgypt 24 2013
=1 CambodiaCambodia 24 2013
=1 MaltaMalta 24 2013
=1 CameroonCameroon 24 2013
=1 NicaraguaNicaragua 24 2013
=1 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 24 2013
=1 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 24 2013
=1 DjiboutiDjibouti 24 2013
=1 UruguayUruguay 24 2013
=1 MexicoMexico 24 2013
=1 CanadaCanada 24 2013
=1 YemenYemen 24 2013
=1 SyriaSyria 24 2013
=1 SeychellesSeychelles 24 2013
=1 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 24 2013
=1 MauritaniaMauritania 24 2013
=1 HaitiHaiti 24 2013
=1 GhanaGhana 24 2013
=1 BelgiumBelgium 24 2013
=1 South AfricaSouth Africa 24 2013
=1 ChileChile 24 2013
=1 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 24 2013
=1 IranIran 24 2013
=1 MaldivesMaldives 24 2013
=1 DominicaDominica 24 2013
=1 QatarQatar 24 2013
=1 BulgariaBulgaria 24 2013
=1 RussiaRussia 24 2013
=1 New ZealandNew Zealand 24 2013
=1 VietnamVietnam 24 2013
=1 United StatesUnited States 24 2013
=1 TuvaluTuvalu 24 2013
=1 El SalvadorEl Salvador 24 2013
=1 AustraliaAustralia 24 2013
=1 ChinaChina 24 2013
=1 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 24 2013
=1 CubaCuba 24 2013
=1 South KoreaSouth Korea 24 2013
=1 PanamaPanama 24 2013
=1 SamoaSamoa 24 2013
=1 East TimorEast Timor 24 2013
=1 PortugalPortugal 24 2013
=1 IndiaIndia 24 2013
=1 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24 2013
=1 FinlandFinland 24 2013
=1 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 24 2013
=75 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 18 2013
=75 The GambiaThe Gambia 18 2013
=75 SudanSudan 18 2013
=75 BangladeshBangladesh 18 2013
79 VenezuelaVenezuela 15 2013
=80 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 12 2013
=80 Christmas IslandXmas Island 12 2013
=82 NorwayNorway 10 2013
=82 Jan MayenJan Mayen 10 2013

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Interesting observations about Geography > Maritime claims > Contiguous zone

  • Namibia has had the highest maritime claims > contiguous zone since 2010.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Hot countries in 2013.
  • Morocco ranked first for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2013.
  • All of the top 2 countries by maritime claims > contiguous zone are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Canada ranked #4 for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2013.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2013.
  • Spain ranked first for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst High income OECD countries in 2013.
  • Mexico ranked first for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
  • All of the top 2 countries by maritime claims > contiguous zone are Former British Colonies'.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked last for maritime claims > contiguous zone amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2013.
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