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Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: 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 LOS Convention (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. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
=1 LiberiaLiberia 200 nautical mile 2013
=1 BeninBenin 200 nautical mile 2013
=1 PeruPeru 200 nautical mile 2013
=1 SomaliaSomalia 200 nautical mile 2013
=1 EcuadorEcuador 200 nautical mile 2013
=1 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 200 nautical mile 2013
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 34.12 nautical mile 2013
7 TogoTogo 30 nautical mile 2013
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 23.06 nautical mile 2013
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 19.91 nautical mile 2013
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 19.58 nautical mile 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 15.95 nautical mile 2013
=8 Navassa IslandNavassa Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GrenadaGrenada 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CroatiaCroatia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IraqIraq 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 HaitiHaiti 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 KiribatiKiribati 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BelgiumBelgium 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ChileChile 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Midway IslandsMidway Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 AlgeriaAlgeria 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CanadaCanada 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 East TimorEast Timor 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Kingman ReefKingman Reef 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CameroonCameroon 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 DominicaDominica 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NetherlandsNetherlands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TanzaniaTanzania 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Christmas IslandXmas Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MonacoMonaco 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MadagascarMadagascar 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 South KoreaSouth Korea 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 FranceFrance 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 VanuatuVanuatu 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NauruNauru 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NorwayNorway 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MontenegroMontenegro 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BahrainBahrain 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IndonesiaIndonesia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 LibyaLibya 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 FinlandFinland 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BangladeshBangladesh 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Wake IslandWake Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MauritiusMauritius 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 PortugalPortugal 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MalaysiaMalaysia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Clipperton IslandClipperton 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BarbadosBarbados 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Isle of ManIsle of Man 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GuineaGuinea 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 PanamaPanama 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Costa RicaCosta Rica 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IrelandIreland 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NigeriaNigeria 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 AustraliaAustralia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 El SalvadorEl Salvador 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TuvaluTuvalu 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ThailandThailand 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BelizeBelize 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GeorgiaGeorgia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 DenmarkDenmark 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MoroccoMorocco 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 EstoniaEstonia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 LebanonLebanon 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ColombiaColombia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TaiwanTaiwan 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 FijiFiji 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 QatarQatar 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ItalyItaly 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SudanSudan 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MaldivesMaldives 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SurinameSuriname 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IsraelIsrael 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 VenezuelaVenezuela 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SenegalSenegal 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MauritaniaMauritania 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SyriaSyria 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MexicoMexico 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Jarvis IslandJarvis Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GreeceGreece 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 LithuaniaLithuania 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CambodiaCambodia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 The GambiaThe Gambia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ArubaAruba 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ArgentinaArgentina 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GhanaGhana 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Cape VerdeCape Verde 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SloveniaSlovenia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GuatemalaGuatemala 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Johnston AtollJohnston Atoll 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 The BahamasThe Bahamas 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SpainSpain 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 PakistanPakistan 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 OmanOman 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GabonGabon 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NiueNiue 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SamoaSamoa 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 New ZealandNew Zealand 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 YemenYemen 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 JamaicaJamaica 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 AlbaniaAlbania 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 United Arab EmiratesUAE 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GuamGuam 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IndiaIndia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 KenyaKenya 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 EritreaEritrea 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CyprusCyprus 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BermudaBermuda 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Howland IslandHowland Island 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Cook IslandsCook Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 VietnamVietnam 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 RussiaRussia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BulgariaBulgaria 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 RomaniaRomania 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 AngolaAngola 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 South AfricaSouth Africa 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TokelauTokelau 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 LatviaLatvia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MozambiqueMozambique 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 JapanJapan 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BrazilBrazil 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BruneiBrunei 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IranIran 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SwedenSweden 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 United StatesUnited States 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ComorosComoros 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NamibiaNamibia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TongaTonga 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 UkraineUkraine 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 ChinaChina 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 CubaCuba 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Sri LankaSri Lanka 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Antarctic+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 TunisiaTunisia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 HondurasHonduras 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 BurmaBurma 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GuyanaGuyana 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 North KoreaNorth Korea 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 PolandPoland 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 GermanyGermany 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 IcelandIceland 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 KuwaitKuwait 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Palmyra AtollPalmyra Atoll 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 MaltaMalta 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 NicaraguaNicaragua 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Isl+ 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 DjiboutiDjibouti 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 EgyptEgypt 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 UruguayUruguay 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 SeychellesSeychelles 12 nautical mile 2013
=8 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 12 nautical mile 2011
=8 MayotteMayotte 12 nautical mile 2011
=8 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia+ 12 nautical mile 2008
=8 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 12 nautical mile 2008
=8 Tromelin IslandTromelin Island 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 MartiniqueMartinique 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 Baker IslandBaker Island 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 Glorioso IslandsGlorioso 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 Juan de Nova IslandJuan de Nova 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 ReunionReunion 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 French GuianaFrench Guiana 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 Europa IslandEuropa Island 12 nautical mile 2006
=8 Bassas da IndiaBassas da India 12 nautical mile 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 12 nautical mile 2013
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 12 nautical mile 2013
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 12 nautical mile 2013
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12 nautical mile 2013
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 12 nautical mile 2013
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 11.74 nautical mile 2013
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 11.53 nautical mile 2013
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 11.5 nautical mile 2013
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 11.36 nautical mile 2013
194 TurkeyTurkey 6 nautical mile 2013
=195 SvalbardSvalbard 4 nautical mile 2013
=195 Jan MayenJan Mayen 4 nautical mile 2013
=195 Bouvet IslandBouvet Island 4 nautical mile 2013
=198 JerseyJersey 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 GibraltarGibraltar 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 PalauPalau 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 Hong KongHong Kong 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 GuernseyGuernsey 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 AnguillaAnguilla 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 JordanJordan 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 Coral Sea IslandsCoral Sea 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 GreenlandGreenland 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 British Indian Ocean TerritoryIndian Ocean 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 MontserratMontserrat 3 nautical mile 2013
=198 SingaporeSingapore 3 nautical mile 2013

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