Moldovadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.1%male: 99.6%female: 98.7% (2003 est.)
Monacodefinition: NAtotal population: 99%male: NAfemale: NA
Mongoliadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.8%male: 98%female: 97.5% (2002)
Montserratdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 97% (1970 est.)
Moroccodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 51.7%male: 64.1%female: 39.4% (2003 est.)
Mozambiquedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 47.8%male: 63.5%female: 32.7% (2003 est.)
Namibiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 84%male: 84.4%female: 83.7% (2003 est.)
Naurudefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Nepaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 45.2%male: 62.7%female: 27.6% (2003 est.)
Netherlandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99% (2000 est.)male: NAfemale: NA
Netherlands Antillesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.7%male: 96.7%female: 96.8% (2003 est.)
New Caledoniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 91%male: 92%female: 90% (1976 est.)
New Zealanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99% (1980 est.)male: NAfemale: NA
Nicaraguadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 67.5%male: 67.2%female: 67.8% (2003 est.)
Nigerdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 17.6%male: 25.8%female: 9.7% (2003 est.)
Nigeriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 68%male: 75.7%female: 60.6% (2003 est.)
Niuedefinition: NAtotal population: 95%male: NAfemale: NA
Norfolk IslandNA
Northern Mariana Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over can read andwritetotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 96% (1980 est.)
Norwaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 100%male: NAfemale: NA
Omandefinition: NAtotal population: 75.8%male: 83.1%female: 67.2% (2003 est.)
Pakistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 45.7%male: 59.8%female: 30.6% (2003 est.)
Palaudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92%male: 93%female: 90% (1980 est.)
Panamadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.6%male: 93.2%female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
Papua New Guineadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 64.6%male: 71.1%female: 57.7% (2002)
Paraguaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 94%male: 94.9%female: 93% (2003 est.)
Perudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.9%male: 95.2%female: 86.8% (2003 est.)
Philippinesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.6%male: 92.5%female: 92.7% (2002)
Pitcairn IslandsNA
Polanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.8%male: 99.8%female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
Portugaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.3%male: 95.5%female: 91.3% (2003 est.)
Puerto Ricodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 94.1%male: 93.7%female: 94.4% (2002)
Qatardefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 82.5%male: 81.4%female: 85% (2003 est.)
Reuniondefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 88.9%male: 87%female: 90.8% (2003 est.)
Romaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.4%male: 99.1%female: 97.7% (2003 est.)
Russiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.6%male: 99.7%female: 99.5% (2003 est.)
Rwandadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 70.4%male: 76.3%female: 64.7% (2003 est.)
Saint Helenadefinition: age 20 and over can read and writetotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 98% (1987 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevisdefinition: age 15 and over has ever attendedschooltotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 98% (1980 est.)
Saint Luciadefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended schooltotal population: 67%male: 65%female: 69% (1980 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelondefinition: age 15 and over can read andwritetotal population: 99%male: 99%female: 99% (1982 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesdefinition: age 15 and over hasever attended schooltotal population: 96%male: 96%female: 96% (1970 est.)
Samoadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.7%male: 99.6%female: 99.7% (2003 est.)
San Marinodefinition: age 10 and over can read and writetotal population: 96%male: 97%female: 95% (1976 est.)
Sao Tome and Principedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 79.3%male: 85%female: 62% (1991 est.)
Saudi Arabiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 78.8%male: 84.7%female: 70.8% (2003 est.)
Senegaldefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 40.2%male: 50%female: 30.7% (2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegrodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93%male: 97.2%female: 88.9% (1991)
Seychellesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 58%male: 56%female: 60% (1971 est.)
Sierra Leonedefinition: age 15 and over can read and write English,Mende, Temne, or Arabictotal population: 31.4%male: 45.4%female: 18.2% (1995 est.)
Singaporedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.5%male: 96.6%female: 88.6% (2002)
Slovakiadefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Sloveniadefinition: NAtotal population: 99.7%male: 99.7%female: 99.6% (2003 est.)
Solomon Islandsdefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Somaliadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 37.8%male: 49.7%female: 25.8% (2001 est.)
South Africadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.4%male: 87%female: 85.7% (2003 est.)
Spaindefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97.9%male: 98.7%female: 97.2% (2003 est.)
Sri Lankadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.3%male: 94.8%female: 90% (2003 est.)
Sudandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 61.1%male: 71.8%female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
Surinamedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93%male: 95%female: 91% (1995 est.)
SvalbardNA
Swazilanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 81.6%male: 82.6%female: 80.8% (2003 est.)
Swedendefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99% (1979 est.)male: NAfemale: NA
Switzerlanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99% (1980 est.)male:female:
Syriadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 76.9%male: 89.7%female: 64% (2003 est.)
Taiwandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 96.1% (2003)
Tajikistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.4%male: 99.6%female: 99.1% (2003 est.)
Tanzaniadefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili(Swahili), English, or Arabictotal population: 78.2%male: 85.9%female: 70.7% (2003 est.)
Thailanddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 92.6%male: 94.9%female: 90.5% (2002)
Togodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 60.9%male: 75.4%female: 46.9% (2003 est.)
TokelauNA
Tongadefinition: can read and write Tongan and/or Englishtotal population: 98.5%male: 98.4%female: 98.7% (1996 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagodefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98.6%male: 99.1%female: 98% (2003 est.)
Tunisiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 74.2%male: 84%female: 64.4% (2003 est.)
Turkeydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 86.5%male: 94.3%female: 78.7% (2003 est.)
Turkmenistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: 99%female: 97% (1989 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandsdefinition: age 15 and over has everattended schooltotal population: 98%male: 99%female: 98% (1970 est.)
Tuvaludefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Ugandadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 69.9%male: 79.5%female: 60.4% (2003 est.)
Ukrainedefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.7%male: 99.8%female: 99.6% (2003 est.)
United Arab Emiratesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 77.9%male: 76.1%female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
United Kingdomdefinition: age 15 and over has completed five ormore years of schoolingtotal population: 99% (2000 est.)male: NAfemale: NA
United Statesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 97%male: 97%female: 97% (1999 est.)
Uruguaydefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 98%male: 97.6%female: 98.4% (2003 est.)
Uzbekistandefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.3%male: 99.6%female: 99% (2003 est.)
Vanuatudefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 53%male: 57%female: 48% (1979 est.)
Venezueladefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 93.4%male: 93.8%female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
Vietnamdefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 90.3%male: 93.9%female: 86.9% (2002)
Virgin Islandsdefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Wallis and Futunadefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 50%male: 50%female: 50% (1969 est.)
West Bankdefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Western Saharadefinition: NAtotal population: NAmale: NAfemale: NA
Worlddefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 77%male: 83%female: 71% (1995 est.)
Yemendefinition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 50.2%male: 70.5%female: 30% (2003 est.)
Zambiadefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Englishtotal population: 80.6%male: 86.8%female: 74.8% (2003 est.)
Zimbabwedefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Englishtotal population: 90.7%male: 94.2%female: 87.2% (2003 est.)
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@2105 Military manpower - availability
Afghanistanmales age 15-49: 6,785,414 (2004 est.)
Albaniamales age 15-49: 956,107 (2004 est.)
Algeriamales age 15-49: 9,311,747 (2004 est.)
Angolamales age 15-49: 2,620,219 (2004 est.)
Argentinamales age 15-49: 9,901,352 (2004 est.)
Armeniamales age 15-49: 812,140 (2004 est.)
Australiamales age 15-49: 5,061,810 (2004 est.)
Austriamales age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)
Azerbaijanmales age 15-49: 2,187,847 (2004 est.)
Bahrainmales age 15-49: 221,661 (2004 est.)
Bangladeshmales age 15-49: 39,523,128 (2004 est.)
Barbadosmales age 15-49: 77,714 (2004 est.)
Belarusmales age 15-49: 2,764,856 (2004 est.)
Belgiummales age 15-49: 2,509,538 (2004 est.)
Belizemales age 15-49: 68,518 (2004 est.)
Beninmales age 15-49: 1,638,010females age 15-49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)
Bhutanmales age 15-49: 544,560 (2004 est.)
Boliviamales age 15-49: 2,175,384 (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamales age 15-49: 1,133,847 (2004 est.)
Botswanamales age 15-49: 381,801 (2004 est.)
Brazilmales age 15-49: 52,100,042 (2004 est.)
Bruneimales age 15-49: 112,630 (2004 est.)
Bulgariamales age 15-49: 1,829,203 (2004 est.)
Burkina Fasomales age 15-49: 3,047,306 (2004 est.)
Burmamales age 15-49: 12,450,884females age 15-49: 12,457,077 (2004 est.)
Burundimales age 15-49: 1,419,755 (2004 est.)
Cambodiamales age 15-49: 3,402,703 (2004 est.)
Cameroonmales age 15-49: 3,898,944 (2004 est.)
Canadamales age 15-49: 8,417,314 (2004 est.)
Cape Verdemales age 15-49: 98,394 (2004 est.)
Central African Republicmales age 15-49: 878,980 (2004 est.)
Chadmales age 15-49: 2,008,825 (2004 est.)
Chilemales age 15-49: 4,207,066 (2004 est.)
Chinamales age 15-49: 379,524,688 (2004 est.)
Colombiamales age 15-49: 11,252,027 (2004 est.)
Comorosmales age 15-49: 154,843 (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 15-49: 12,706,971 (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of themales age 15-49: 773,790 (2004 est.)
Costa Ricamales age 15-49: 1,101,887 (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiremales age 15-49: 4,135,309 (2004 est.)
Croatiamales age 15-49: 1,100,132 (2004 est.)
Cubamales age 15-49: 3,134,622females age 15-49: 3,075,534 (2004 est.)
Cyprusmales age 15-49: 202,966 (2004 est.)
Czech Republicmales age 15-49: 2,623,386 (2004 est.)
Denmarkmales age 15-49: 1,276,087 (2004 est.)
Djiboutimales age 15-49: 108,771 (2004 est.)
Dominican Republicmales age 15-49: 2,354,800 (2004 est.)
East TimorNA (2004 est.)
Ecuadormales age 15-49: 3,440,371 (2004 est.)
Egyptmales age 15-49: 20,340,716 (2004 est.)
El Salvadormales age 15-49: 1,571,299 (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guineamales age 15-49: 120,463 (2004 est.)
Estoniamales age 15-49: 326,803 (2004 est.)
Ethiopiamales age 15-49: 15,748,632 (2004 est.)
Fijimales age 15-49: 239,221 (2004 est.)
Finlandmales age 15-49: 1,226,890 (2004 est.)
Francemales age 15-49: 14,487,165 (2004 est.)
French Guianamales age 15-49: 52,294 (2004 est.)
Gabonmales age 15-49: 314,434 (2004 est.)
Gambia, Themales age 15-49: 350,256 (2004 est.)
Georgiamales age 15-49: 1,156,302 (2004 est.)
Germanymales age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)
Ghanamales age 15-49: 5,391,378 (2004 est.)
Greecemales age 15-49: 2,638,949 (2004 est.)
Guatemalamales age 15-49: 3,421,682 (2004 est.)
Guineamales age 15-49: 2,108,948 (2004 est.)
Guinea-Bissaumales age 15-49: 326,864 (2004 est.)
Guyanamales age 15-49: 209,545 (2004 est.)
Haitimales age 15-49: 1,792,112 (2004 est.)
Hondurasmales age 15-49: 1,642,029 (2004 est.)
Hong Kongmales age 15-49: 1,878,574 (2004 est.)
Hungarymales age 15-49: 2,519,052 (2004 est.)
Icelandmales age 15-49: 75,568 (2004 est.)
Indiamales age 15-49: 293,677,117 (2004 est.)
Indonesiamales age 15-49: 66,458,805 (2004 est.)
Iranmales age 15-49: 20,937,348 (2004 est.)
Iraqmales age 15-49: 6,547,762 (2004 est.)
Irelandmales age 15-49: 1,029,525 (2004 est.)
Israelmales age 15-49: 1,581,883females age 15-49: 1,532,234 (2004 est.)
Italymales age 15-49: 14,408,392 (2004 est.)
Jamaicamales age 15-49: 764,266 (2004 est.)
Japanmales age 15-49: 29,179,095 (2004 est.)
Jordanmales age 15-49: 1,636,537 (2004 est.)
Kazakhstanmales age 15-49: 4,233,623 (2004 est.)
Kenyamales age 15-49: 8,313,051 (2004 est.)
Korea, Northmales age 15-49: 6,181,038 (2004 est.)
Korea, Southmales age 15-49: 14,233,895 (2004 est.)
Kuwaitmales age 15-49: 880,461 (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstanmales age 15-49: 1,347,312 (2004 est.)
Laosmales age 15-49: 1,456,500 (2004 est.)
Latviamales age 15-49: 594,596 (2004 est.)
Lebanonmales age 15-49: 1,049,097 (2004 est.)
Lesothomales age 15-49: 465,827 (2004 est.)
Liberiamales age 15-49: 752,943 (2004 est.)
Libyamales age 15-49: 1,588,533 (2004 est.)
Lithuaniamales age 15-49: 943,063 (2004 est.)
Luxembourgmales age 15-49: 115,721 (2004 est.)
Macaumales age 15-49: 125,060 (2004 est.)
Macedoniamales age 15-49: 555,611 (2004 est.)
Madagascarmales age 15-49: 4,004,242 (2004 est.)
Malawimales age 15-49: 2,691,881 (2004 est.)
Malaysiamales age 15-49: 6,193,587 (2004 est.)
Maldivesmales age 15-49: 81,221 (2004 est.)
Malimales age 15-49: 2,529,147 (2004 est.)
Maltamales age 15-49: 99,324 (2004 est.)
Mauritaniamales age 15-49: 686,629 (2004 est.)
Mauritiusmales age 15-49: 342,482 (2004 est.)
Mexicomales age 15-49: 27,374,153 (2004 est.)
Moldovamales age 15-49: 1,186,818 (2004 est.)
Mongoliamales age 15-49: 818,977 (2004 est.)
Moroccomales age 15-49: 8,788,971 (2004 est.)
Mozambiquemales age 15-49: 4,335,294 (2004 est.)
Namibiamales age 15-49: 468,934 (2004 est.)
Naurumales age 15-49: 3,275 (2004 est.)
Nepalmales age 15-49: 6,865,849 (2004 est.)
Netherlandsmales age 15-49: 4,070,043 (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antillesmales age 15-49: 55,536 (2004 est.)
New Zealandmales age 15-49: 1,033,464 (2004 est.)
Nicaraguamales age 15-49: 1,399,356 (2004 est.)
Nigermales age 15-49: 2,460,637 (2004 est.)
Nigeriamales age 15-49: 32,665,407 (2004 est.)
Norwaymales age 15-49: 1,106,484 (2004 est.)
Omanmales age 15-49: 796,792 (2004 est.)
Pakistanmales age 15-49: 39,793,586 (2004 est.)
Panamamales age 15-49: 810,341 (2004 est.)
Papua New Guineamales age 15-49: 1,403,467 (2004 est.)
Paraguaymales age 15-49: 1,504,407 (2004 est.)
Perumales age 15-49: 7,374,187 (2004 est.)
Philippinesmales age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est.)
Polandmales age 15-49: 10,291,628 (2004 est.)
Portugalmales age 15-49: 2,628,892 (2004 est.)
Qatarmales age 15-49: 324,001note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)
Reunionmales age 15-49: 202,385 (2004 est.)
Romaniamales age 15-49: 5,952,834 (2004 est.)
Russiamales age 15-49: 39,127,169 (2004 est.)
Rwandamales age 15-49: 1,973,713 (2004 est.)
Sao Tome and Principemales age 15-49: 38,347 (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabiamales age 15-49: 8,240,714 (2004 est.)
Senegalmales age 15-49: 2,490,290 (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegromales age 15-49: 2,718,234 (2004 est.)
Seychellesmales age 15-49: 23,661 (2004 est.)
Sierra Leonemales age 15-49: 1,265,140 (2004 est.)
Singaporemales age 15-49: 1,292,471 (2004 est.)
Slovakiamales age 15-49: 1,477,017 (2004 est.)
Sloveniamales age 15-49: 525,983 (2004 est.)
Somaliamales age 15-49: 2,010,152 (2004 est.)
South Africamales age 15-49: 11,924,500 (2004 est.)
Spainmales age 15-49: 10,482,753 (2004 est.)
Sri Lankamales age 15-49: 5,418,496 (2004 est.)
Sudanmales age 15-49: 9,339,775 (2004 est.)
Surinamemales age 15-49: 124,260 (2004 est.)
Swazilandmales age 15-49: 289,985 (2004 est.)
Swedenmales age 15-49: 2,082,776 (2004 est.)
Switzerlandmales age 15-49: 1,890,091 (2004 est.)
Syriamales age 15-49: 4,876,040 (2004 est.)
Taiwanmales age 15-49: 6,556,484 (2004 est.)
Tajikistanmales age 15-49: 1,762,730 (2004 est.)
Tanzaniamales age 15-49: 8,687,477 (2004 est.)
Thailandmales age 15-49: 17,944,151 (2004 est.)
Togomales age 15-49: 1,316,455 (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagomales age 15-49: 326,447 (2004 est.)
Tunisiamales age 15-49: 2,918,524 (2004 est.)
Turkeymales age 15-49: 19,828,702 (2004 est.)
Turkmenistanmales age 15-49: 1,272,436 (2004 est.)
Ugandamales age 15-49: 5,678,649 (2004 est.)
Ukrainemales age 15-49: 12,196,319 (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 15-49: 764,413 note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)
United Kingdommales age 15-49: 14,943,016 (2004 est.)
United Statesmales age 15-49: 73,597,731 (2004 est.)
Uruguaymales age 15-49: 838,195 (2004 est.)
Uzbekistanmales age 15-49: 7,126,325 (2004 est.)
Venezuelamales age 15-49: 6,886,775 (2004 est.)
Vietnammales age 15-49: 23,438,858 (2004 est.)
Yemenmales age 15-49: 4,617,064 (2004 est.)
Zambiamales age 15-49: 2,477,494 (2004 est.)
Zimbabwemales age 15-49: 3,285,007 (2004 est.)
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@2106 Maritime claims
Afghanistannone (landlocked)
Albaniaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Algeriaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm
American Samoaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Andorranone (landlocked)
Angolaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Anguillaterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
AntarcticaAustralia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive EconomicZone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward fromtheir continental claims, but like the claims themselves, thesezones are not accepted by other countries; 20 of 27 Antarcticconsultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory(although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and donot recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes- international entry
Antigua and Barbudaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Argentinaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Armenianone (landlocked)
Arubaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Ashmore and Cartier Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Australiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Austrianone (landlocked)
Bahamas, Theterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bahrainterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: extending to boundaries to be determined
Baker Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bangladeshterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 18 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: up to the outer limits of the continental margin
Barbadosterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Bassas da Indiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Belarusnone (landlocked)
Belgiumterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: geographic coordinates define outer limitcontinental shelf: median line with neighbors
Belizeterritorial sea: 12 nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note- from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize'sterritorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime Areas Act,1992, the purpose of this limitation is to provide a framework forthe negotiation of a definitive agreement on territorial differenceswith Guatemalaexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Beninterritorial sea: 200 nm
Bermudaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bhutannone (landlocked)
Bolivianone (landlocked)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNo data available
Botswananone (landlocked)
Bouvet Islandterritorial sea: 4 nm
Brazilterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
British Indian Ocean Territoryterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
British Virgin Islandsterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Bruneiterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
Bulgariaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Burkina Fasonone (landlocked)
Burmaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Burundinone (landlocked)
Cambodiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Cameroonterritorial sea: 50 nm
Canadaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Cape Verdemeasured from claimed archipelagic baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cayman Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Central African Republicnone (landlocked)
Chadnone (landlocked)
Chileterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200/350 nm
Chinaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Christmas Island territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Clipperton Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cocos (Keeling) Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Colombiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Comorosterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Congo, Democratic Republic of theterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
Congo, Republic of theterritorial sea: 200 nm
Cook Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Coral Sea Islands territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Costa Ricaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Cote d'Ivoireterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Croatiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Cubaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Cyprusterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Czech Republicnone (landlocked)
Denmarkterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Djiboutiterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominicaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Dominican Republic territorial sea: 6 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
East Timorterritorial sea: NA nmexclusive economic zone: NA nmcontinental shelf: NA nmexclusive fishing zone: NA nmextended fishing zone: NA nm
Ecuadorterritorial sea: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 100 nm from 2,500 meter isobath
Egyptterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
El Salvadorterritorial sea: 200 nm
Equatorial Guinea territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Eritreaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Estoniaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: limits fixed in coordination withneighboring states
Ethiopianone (landlocked)
Europa Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
European UnionNA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)territorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Faroe Islandsterritorial sea: 3 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median lineexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Fijimeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation;rectilinear shelf claim added
Finlandterritorial sea: 12 nm (in the Gulf of Finland - 3 nm)continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundarywith Sweden
Franceterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean)continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
French Guianaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
French Polynesiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
French Southern and Antarctic Landsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm from Iles Kerguelen (does notinclude the rest of French Southern and Antarctic Lands)
Gabonterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Gambia, Theterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 18 nmcontinental shelf: not specifiedexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Gaza StripIsraeli-occupied with current status subject to theIsraeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to bedetermined through further negotiation
GeorgiaNo data available
Germanyterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Ghanaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Gibraltarterritorial sea: 3 nm
Glorioso Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Greeceterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Greenlandterritorial sea: 3 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median lineexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Grenadaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guadeloupeterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guamterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guatemalaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Guernseyterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Guineaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guinea-Bissauterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Guyanaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the outer edge of the continentalmargin
Haititerritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Heard Island and McDonald Islands territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Holy See (Vatican City)none (landlocked)
Hondurasterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Hong Kongterritorial sea: 3 nm
Howland Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Hungarynone (landlocked)
Icelandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Indonesiameasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Iranterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: bilateral agreements or median lines in thePersian Gulfcontinental shelf: natural prolongation
Iraqterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: not specified
Irelandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Israelterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Italyterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Jamaicameasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
Jan Mayenterritorial sea: 4 nmcontiguous zone: 10 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Japanterritorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in theinternational straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, andEastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Straitcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Jarvis Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Jerseyterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Johnston Atollterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Jordanterritorial sea: 3 nm
Juan de Nova Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Kenyaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Kingman Reefterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Kiribatiterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Korea, Northterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmnote: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and theexclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreignvessels and aircraft without permission are banned
Korea, Southterritorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in theKorea Straitcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: not specified
Kuwaitterritorial sea: 12 nm
Kyrgyzstannone (landlocked)
Laosnone (landlocked)
Latviaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Lebanonterritorial sea: 12 nm
Lesothonone (landlocked)
Liberiaterritorial sea: 200 nm
Libyaterritorial sea: 12 nmnote: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north
Liechtensteinnone (landlocked)
Lithuaniaterritorial sea: 12 nm
Luxembourgnone (landlocked)
Macaunot specified
Macedonianone (landlocked)
Madagascarterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath
Malawinone (landlocked)
Malaysiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation;specified boundary in the South China Sea
Maldivesmeasured from claimed archipelagic straight baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Malinone (landlocked)
Maltaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive fishing zone: 25 nm
Man, Isle of territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Marshall Islands territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Martinique territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Mauritaniaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Mauritiusterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Mayotteterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Mexicoterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Micronesia, Federated States ofterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Midway Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Moldovanone (landlocked)
Monacoterritorial sea: 12 nm
Mongolianone (landlocked)
Montserratterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Moroccoterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Mozambiqueterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Namibiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Nauruterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Navassa Island territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Nepal none (landlocked)
Netherlandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Netherlands Antillesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
New Caledoniaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
New Zealandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Nicaragua territorial sea: 200 nm continental shelf: natural prolongation
Nigernone (landlocked)
Nigeriaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Niueterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Norfolk Islandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Northern Mariana Islandsterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Norwayterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 10 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Omanterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Pakistanterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Palauterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: 12 nmextended fishing zone: 200 nm
Palmyra Atollterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Panamaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Papua New Guineameasured from claimed archipelagic baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationexclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Paracel IslandsNA
Paraguaynone (landlocked)
Peruterritorial sea: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Philippinesterritorial sea: irregular polygon extending up to 100nm from coastline as defined by 1898 treaty; since late 1970s hasalso claimed polygonal-shaped area in South China Sea up to 285 nmin breadthexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: to depth of exploitation
Pitcairn Islandsterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Polandterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: defined by international treaties
Portugalterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Puerto Ricoterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Qatarterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: as determined by bilateral agreements orthe median line
Reunionterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Romaniaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Russiaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Rwandanone (landlocked)
Saint Helena territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Saint Kitts and Nevisterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Saint Luciaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
Samoaterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
San Marinonone (landlocked)
Sao Tome and Principemeasured from claimed archipelagic baselinesterritorial sea: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Saudi Arabiaterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 18 nmcontinental shelf: not specified
Senegalterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Serbia and MontenegroNA
Seychellesterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Sierra Leoneterritorial sea: 12 nmcontiguous zone: 24 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmcontinental shelf: 200 nm
Singaporeterritorial sea: 3 nmexclusive fishing zone: within and beyond territorial sea, asdefined in treaties and practice