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Marine Jurisdictions: Continental shelf area
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Coastal and Marine Ecosystems — Marine Jurisdictions: Continental shelf area
Units: Square kilometers

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  2000
World
World {1} 24,285,959.1
 
  2000
Region/Classification
Asia (excluding Middle East) 5,514,288.4
Central America & Caribbean 806,613.4
Europe 6,316,008.1
Middle East & North Africa 786,509.0
North America 5,107,516.9
Oceania 2,565,019.8
South America 2,202,982.4
Sub-Saharan Africa 987,021.1
Developed Countries 14,523,224.7
Developing Countries 9,762,734.4
 
 ISO2000
Country
AfghanistanAFG0.0
Albania {2}ALB6,075.6
AlgeriaDZA9,688.0
Angola {3}AGO44,173.6
Antigua and BarbudaATG2,145.6
ArgentinaARG798,473.9
ArmeniaARM0.0
ArubaABW700.7
AustraliaAUS2,065,181.8
AustriaAUT0.0
AzerbaijanAZE77,955.3
BahamasBHS79,839.8
Bahrain {4}BHR7,967.5
BangladeshBGD59,638.0
BarbadosBRB212.6
BelarusBLR0.0
BelgiumBEL3,611.5
BelizeBLZ8,727.3
Benin {5}BEN2,759.3
BermudaBMU141.2
BhutanBTN0.0
BoliviaBOL0.0
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH2.4
BotswanaBWA0.0
BrazilBRA711,535.7
Brunei DarussalamBRN7,074.2
BulgariaBGR10,886.1
Burkina FasoBFA0.0
BurundiBDI0.0
CambodiaKHM34,646.3
Cameroon {6}CMR13,062.0
CanadaCAN2,877,622.5
Cape VerdeCPV2,882.7
Côte d'IvoireCIV8,629.6
Central African RepCAF0.0
ChadTCD0.0
ChileCHL218,879.9
China {7}CHN810,386.8
ColombiaCOL16,190.2
ComorosCOM1,415.7
Congo {8}COG7,358.7
Congo, Dem RepCOD820.0
Costa RicaCRI14,848.7
Croatia {9}HRV44,850.2
CubaCUB51,040.1
Cyprus {10}CYP2,960.5
Czech RepCZE0.0
Denmark {11}DNK102,439.3
DjiboutiDJI3,405.9
DominicaDMA304.3
Dominican RepDOM5,863.5
Ecuador {12}ECU31,507.0
EgyptEGY50,066.4
El Salvador {13}SLV17,659.4
Equatorial GuineaGNQ8,560.3
Eritrea {14}ERI47,469.2
EstoniaEST36,241.7
EthiopiaETH0.0
FijiFJI19,497.1
Finland {15}FIN82,482.0
FranceFRA160,661.3
French GuianaGUF43,538.9
French PolynesiaPYF4,959.1
GabonGAB36,846.0
GambiaGMB5,724.5
GeorgiaGEO2,738.3
GermanyDEU55,499.0
GhanaGHA18,095.0
Greece {16}GRC94,340.4
GrenadaGRD628.6
GuadeloupeGLP3,185.9
GuatemalaGTM13,036.4
GuineaGIN49,670.1
Guinea-BissauGNB37,191.4
GuyanaGUY48,762.5
HaitiHTI5,856.8
HondurasHND58,756.6
Hong KongHKG134.0
HungaryHUN0.0
IcelandISL108,683.5
IndiaIND372,424.1
IndonesiaIDN1,847,706.7
Iran, Islamic RepIRN160,216.5
Iraq {17}IRQ1,034.1
IrelandIRL151,912.1
Israel {18}ISR3,207.3
Italy {19}ITA110,750.2
JamaicaJAM5,608.8
JapanJPN304,246.2
JordanJOR82.2
KazakhstanKAZ139,143.6
KenyaKEN8,460.1
KiribatiKIR2,665.9
Korea, Dem People's RepPRK26,251.0
Korea, RepKOR226,276.7
Kuwait {20}KWT6,525.7
KyrgyzstanKGZ0.0
Lao People's Dem RepLAO0.0
LatviaLVA28,009.4
LebanonLBN1,168.6
LesothoLSO0.0
Liberia {21}LBR14,893.7
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya {22}LBY63,594.8
LithuaniaLTU5,687.6
LuxembourgLUX0.0
MacauMAC4.3
Macedonia, FYRMKD0.0
MadagascarMDG96,652.8
MalawiMWI0.0
MalaysiaMYS335,913.9
MaldivesMDV29,609.3
MaliMLI0.0
MaltaMLT5,859.8
Marshall IslandsMHL642.0
MartiniqueMTQ807.2
MauritaniaMRT28,370.3
MauritiusMUS27,372.8
MexicoMEX393,253.0
Micronesia, Fed StatesFSM2,324.6
Moldova, RepMDA0.0
MongoliaMNG0.0
MoroccoMAR70,365.1
MozambiqueMOZ73,299.7
MyanmarMMR216,378.6
NamibiaNAM95,030.3
NepalNPL0.0
NetherlandsNLD63,986.2
Netherlands Antilles {23}ANT1,971.7
New CaledoniaNCL46,256.9
New ZealandNZL247,812.3
Nicaragua {24}NIC68,556.5
NigerNER0.0
NigeriaNGA41,769.3
NorwayNOR218,501.3
OmanOMN46,670.3
PakistanPAK43,701.0
Panama {25}PAN44,168.6
Papua New GuineaPNG132,401.4
ParaguayPRY0.0
Peru {26}PER84,767.0
PhilippinesPHL244,492.8
PolandPOL30,009.8
PortugalPRT20,141.4
Puerto RicoPRI4,073.3
QatarQAT31,156.3
RéunionREU965.1
RomaniaROU18,613.9
Russian FederationRUS4,137,038.1
RwandaRWA0.0
SamoaWSM584.0
Sao Tome & PrincipeSTP744.1
Saudi Arabia {27}SAU95,580.1
SenegalSEN21,033.0
Serbia and Montenegro {28}YUG3,078.6
SeychellesSYC31,478.7
Sierra Leone {29}SLE23,165.2
SingaporeSGP714.4
SlovakiaSVK0.0
SloveniaSVN170.4
Solomon IslandsSLB25,922.0
SomaliaSOM40,391.7
South AfricaZAF160,937.5
SpainESP62,060.3
Sri LankaLKA19,247.2
St. LuciaLCA271.2
St. Vincent & GrenadinesVCT1,074.0
SudanSDN15,860.6
SurinameSUR56,884.8
SwazilandSWZ0.0
SwedenSWE153,811.6
SwitzerlandCHE0.0
Syrian Arab Rep {30}SYR851.8
Taiwan {31}TWN79,356.3
TajikistanTJK0.0
TanzaniaTZA17,903.2
ThailandTHA185,351.4
TogoTGO629.4
TongaTON3,191.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTO22,624.4
Tunisia {32}TUN65,347.0
TurkeyTUR53,291.6
TurkmenistanTKM72,380.6
UgandaUGA0.0
UkraineUKR77,965.3
United Arab EmiratesARE51,394.2
United KingdomGBR522,639.3
United StatesUSA2,229,894.4
Uruguay {33}URY68,819.6
UzbekistanUZB26,096.8
VanuatuVUT13,581.7
VenezuelaVEN123,623.0
Viet NamVNM352,420.5
Virgin IslandsVIR1,257.2
YemenYEM65,341.1
ZambiaZMB0.0
ZimbabweZWE0.0

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Footnotes
1 - World
   Calculated by WRI
2 - Albania
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
3 - Angola
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
4 - Bahrain
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
5 - Benin
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
6 - Cameroon
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
7 - China
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
8 - Congo
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
9 - Croatia
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
10 - Cyprus
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
11 - Denmark
   Excludes areas in Greenland.
12 - Ecuador
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
13 - El Salvador
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
14 - Eritrea
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
15 - Finland
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
16 - Greece
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
17 - Iraq
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
18 - Israel
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
19 - Italy
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
20 - Kuwait
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
21 - Liberia
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
22 - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
23 - Netherlands Antilles
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
24 - Nicaragua
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
25 - Panama
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
26 - Peru
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
27 - Saudi Arabia
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
28 - Serbia and Montenegro
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
29 - Sierra Leone
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
30 - Syrian Arab Rep
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.
31 - Taiwan
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
32 - Tunisia
   Includes continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet.
33 - Uruguay
   Size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed.

Source
Source: Area calculations are 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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