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Marine Jurisdictions: Territorial sea area
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Coastal and Marine Ecosystems — Marine Jurisdictions: Territorial sea area
Units: Square kilometers

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  2000
World
World {1} 18,816,919
 
  2000
Region/Classification
Asia (excluding Middle East) {2} 5,730,868
Central America & Caribbean {3} 1,049,953
Europe {4} 2,589,440
Middle East & North Africa {5} 649,740
North America 3,484,108
Oceania 2,830,359
South America {6} 1,029,960
Sub-Saharan Africa {7} 871,895
Developed Countries {8} 7,482,048
Developing Countries {9} 10,754,275
 
 ISO2000
Country
AlbaniaALB6,210
AlgeriaDZA27,863
Angola {10}AGO34,673
Antigua and BarbudaATG7,147
ArgentinaARG142,508
ArubaABW2,789
AustraliaAUS773,112
BahamasBHS283,164
BahrainBHR4,006
BangladeshBGD40,257
BarbadosBRB3,383
BelgiumBEL1,523
BelizeBLZ18,508
Benin {11}BEN2,458
BermudaBMU2,917
BrazilBRA218,102
Brunei DarussalamBRN3,157
BulgariaBGR6,506
CambodiaKHM19,918
Cameroon {12}CMR8,495
CanadaCAN2,687,667
Cape VerdeCPV59,868
Côte d'IvoireCIV12,287
ChileCHL271,884
ChinaCHN348,090
ColombiaCOL43,956
ComorosCOM12,684
Congo {13}COG3,492
Congo, Dem RepCOD1,022
Costa RicaCRI24,204
CroatiaHRV31,710
CubaCUB122,817
CyprusCYP13,679
DenmarkDNK24,760
DjiboutiDJI4,853
DominicaDMA3,788
Dominican RepDOM14,041
Ecuador {14}ECU107,280
EgyptEGY56,981
El Salvador {15}SLV6,568
Equatorial GuineaGNQ12,875
EritreaERI39,241
EstoniaEST24,279
FijiFJI162,197
FinlandFIN55,123
FranceFRA73,382
French GuianaGUF8,200
French PolynesiaPYF237,116
GabonGAB19,624
GambiaGMB2,329
GeorgiaGEO6,120
GermanyDEU18,385
GhanaGHA11,890
GreeceGRC114,914
GrenadaGRD4,504
GuadeloupeGLP11,582
GuatemalaGTM7,694
GuineaGIN14,233
Guinea-BissauGNB19,535
GuyanaGUY10,939
HaitiHTI40,142
HondurasHND36,470
IcelandISL73,037
IndiaIND193,834
IndonesiaIDN3,205,695
Iran, Islamic Rep {16}IRN76,400
IraqIRQ716
IrelandIRL39,358
IsraelISR4,124
ItalyITA155,629
JamaicaJAM15,973
JapanJPN373,831
JordanJOR87
KenyaKEN12,382
KiribatiKIR71,961
Korea, Dem People's RepPRK12,654
Korea, RepKOR81,125
KuwaitKWT5,362
LatviaLVA12,584
LebanonLBN4,702
Liberia {17}LBR12,663
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {18}LBY38,131
LithuaniaLTU2,018
MadagascarMDG124,938
MalaysiaMYS152,367
MaldivesMDV125,858
MaltaMLT3,976
Marshall IslandsMHL111,968
MartiniqueMTQ5,121
MauritaniaMRT19,455
MauritiusMUS16,840
MexicoMEX291,585
Micronesia, Fed StatesFSM91,494
MoroccoMAR37,481
MozambiqueMOZ70,894
MyanmarMMR154,778
NamibiaNAM32,728
NetherlandsNLD13,223
Netherlands AntillesANT11,951
New CaledoniaNCL81,269
New ZealandNZL176,614
Nicaragua {19}NIC31,643
Nigeria {20}NGA19,300
NorwayNOR111,228
OmanOMN51,821
PakistanPAK31,388
Panama {21}PAN57,832
Papua New GuineaPNG752,256
Peru {22}PER59,571
PhilippinesPHL679,774
PolandPOL10,632
PortugalPRT64,145
Puerto RicoPRI17,526
QatarQAT11,373
RéunionREU5,703
RomaniaROU5,343
Russian Federation {23}RUS1,318,100
SamoaWSM10,120
Sao Tome & PrincipeSTP15,530
Saudi ArabiaSAU82,048
SenegalSEN11,495
SeychellesSYC45,411
Sierra Leone {24}SLE11,224
SingaporeSGP744
SloveniaSVN171
Solomon IslandsSLB212,294
SomaliaSOM68,849
South AfricaZAF74,699
SpainESP115,821
Sri LankaLKA30,544
St. LuciaLCA3,716
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVCT6,124
SudanSDN32,645
SurinameSUR8,999
SwedenSWE85,308
Syrian Arab Rep {25}SYR3,866
TaiwanTWN36,289
TanzaniaTZA36,578
ThailandTHA75,876
Togo {26}TGO1,002
TongaTON35,659
Trinidad and TobagoTTO12,974
TunisiaTUN36,773
TurkeyTUR81,006
UkraineUKR53,930
United Arab EmiratesARE30,962
United KingdomGBR168,145
United StatesUSA796,441
Uruguay {27}URY22,526
VanuatuVUT114,299
VenezuelaVEN135,995
Viet NamVNM158,569
Virgin IslandsVIR5,790
YemenYEM82,359

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Footnotes
1 - World
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
   World total excludes 2,867,050 square kilometers of disputed territorial seas.
2 - Asia (excluding Middle East)
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
3 - Central America & Caribbean
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
4 - Europe
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
5 - Middle East & North Africa
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
6 - South America
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
7 - Sub-Saharan Africa
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
8 - Developed Countries
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
9 - Developing Countries
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
10 - Angola
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
11 - Benin
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
12 - Cameroon
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
13 - Congo
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
14 - Ecuador
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
15 - El Salvador
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
16 - Iran, Islamic Rep
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
17 - Liberia
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
18 - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
19 - Nicaragua
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
20 - Nigeria
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
21 - Panama
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
22 - Peru
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
23 - Russian Federation
   No claims or areas for the Caspian Sea have been included.
24 - Sierra Leone
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
25 - Syrian Arab Rep
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
26 - Togo
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.
27 - Uruguay
   National and regional figures exclude territorial seas being disputed by overlapping claims.

Source
Source: Territorial sea data is from L. Pruett and J. Cimino, unpublished data, Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD), Veridian - MRJ Technology Solutions, (Fairfax, Virginia, January, 2000).

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