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META_DATA

Variable: Continental Shelf Area

Units: Square Kilometers

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD)

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions

Years: 2000

Copyright c 2001 World Resources Institute

CNTRY_NAME SOVEREIGN

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Albania Albania

Algeria Algeria

American Samoa United States of America

Andorra Andorra

Angola Angola

Anguilla United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Antarctic Antarctic

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina Argentina

Armenia Armenia

Aruba Netherlands

Australia Australia

Austria Austria

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Bahamas Bahamas

Bahrain Bahrain

Baker Island United States of America

Bangladesh Bangladesh

Barbados Barbados

Belarus Belarus

Belgium Belgium

Belize Belize

Benin Benin

Bermuda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bhutan Bhutan

Bolivia Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana Botswana

Bouvet Island Norway

Brazil Brazil

British Indian Ocean Territory United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

British Virgin Islands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso

Burundi Burundi

Cambodia Cambodia

Cameroon Cameroon

Canada Canada

Cape Verde Cape Verde

Cayman Islands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Central African Republic Central African Republic

Chad Chad

Chile Chile

China China

Christmas Island Australia

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Australia

Colombia Colombia

Comoros Comoros

Congo Congo

Cook Islands New Zealand

Costa Rica Costa Rica

Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire

Croatia Croatia

Cuba Cuba

Cyprus Cyprus

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark Denmark

Djibouti Djibouti

Dominica Dominica

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Ecuador Ecuador

Egypt Egypt

El Salvador El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea Eritrea

Estonia Estonia

Ethiopia Ethiopia

Falkland Islands (Malvinas) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Faroe Islands Denmark

Fiji Fiji

Finland Finland

France France

French Guiana France

French Polynesia France

French Southern and Antarctic Territories France

Gabon Gabon

Gambia Gambia

Georgia Georgia

Germany Germany

Ghana Ghana

Gibraltar United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Glorioso Islands France

Greece Greece

Greenland Denmark

Grenada Grenada

Guadeloupe France

Guam United States of America

Guatemala Guatemala

Guernsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Guinea Guinea

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Guyana Guyana

Haiti Haiti

Heard Island & McDonald Islands Australia

Holy See Holy See

Honduras Honduras

Howland Island United States of America

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

India India

Indonesia Indonesia

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iraq Iraq

Ireland Ireland

Isle of Man United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Israel Israel

Italy Italy

Jamaica Jamaica

Japan Japan

Jarvis Island United States of America

Jersey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Johnston Atoll United States of America

Jordan Jordan

Juan De Nova Island France

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Kenya Kenya

Kiribati Kiribati

Kuwait Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic

Latvia Latvia

Lebanon Lebanon

Lesotho Lesotho

Liberia Liberia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Liechtenstein Liechtenstein

Lithuania Lithuania

Luxembourg Luxembourg

Macau, China China

Madagascar Madagascar

Malawi Malawi

Malaysia Malaysia

Maldives Maldives

Mali Mali

Malta Malta

Marshall Islands Marshall Islands

Martinique France

Mauritania Mauritania

Mauritius Mauritius

Mayotte France

Mexico Mexico

Micronesia (Federated States of) Micronesia (Federated States of)

Midway Islands United States of America

Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republic of

Monaco Monaco

Mongolia Mongolia

Montserrat United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Morocco Morocco

Mozambique Mozambique

Myanmar Myanmar

Namibia Namibia

Nauru Nauru

Nepal Nepal

Netherlands Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles Netherlands

New Caledonia France

New Zealand New Zealand

Nicaragua Nicaragua

Niger Niger

Nigeria Nigeria

Niue New Zealand

Norfolk Island Australia

Northern Mariana Islands United States of America

Norway Norway

Occupied Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory, Occupied

Oman Oman

Pakistan Pakistan

Palau Palau

Panama Panama

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea

Paracel Islands Paracel Islands

Paraguay Paraguay

Peru Peru

Philippines Philippines

Pitcairn Island United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Puerto Rico United States of America

Qatar Qatar

Republic of Korea Republic of Korea

Reunion France

Romania Romania

Russian Federation Russian Federation

Rwanda Rwanda

Saint Helena United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

Saint Pierre and Miquelon France

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa Samoa

San Marino San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Senegal Senegal

Seychelles Seychelles

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

Singapore Singapore

Slovakia Slovakia

Slovenia Slovenia

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands

Somalia Somalia

South Africa South Africa

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Spain Spain

Spratly Islands Spratly Islands

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sudan Sudan

Suriname Suriname

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Norway

Swaziland Swaziland

Sweden Sweden

Switzerland Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan Taiwan

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Thailand Thailand

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Togo Togo

Tokelau New Zealand

Tonga Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia Tunisia

Turkey Turkey

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

Turks and Caicos Islands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Tuvalu Tuvalu

Uganda Uganda

Ukraine Ukraine

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania

United States of America United States of America

United States Virgin Islands United States of America

Uruguay Uruguay

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Vanuatu Vanuatu

Venezuela Venezuela

Viet Nam Viet Nam

Wake Island United States of America

Wallis and Futuna France

Western Sahara Western Sahara

Yemen Yemen

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia

Zambia Zambia

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

ISO_2_CODE ISO_3_CODE GEO_ID GEO_REGION GEO_SUBREG Y_2000

AF AFG 4 Asia + Pacific South Asia 0

AL ALB 8 Europe Central Europe 6076

DZ DZA 12 Africa Northern Africa 9688

AS ASM 16 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

AD AND 20 Europe Western Europe -9999

AO AGO 24 Africa Southern Africa 44174

AI AIA 28 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

AQ ATA 32 Polar Antarctic -9999

AG ATG 36 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 2146

AR ARG 40 Latin America + Caribbean South America 798474

AM ARM 44 Europe Eastern Europe 0

AW ABW 48 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 701

AU AUS 52 Asia + Pacific Australia + New Zealand 2065182

AT AUT 56 Europe Western Europe 0

AZ AZE 60 Europe Eastern Europe 77955

BS BHS 64 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 79840

BH BHR 68 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 7968

72 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

BD BGD 76 Asia + Pacific South Asia 59638

BB BRB 80 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 213

BY BLR 84 Europe Eastern Europe 0

BE BEL 88 Europe Western Europe 3612

BZ BLZ 92 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 8727

BJ BEN 96 Africa Western Africa 2759

BM BMU 100 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 141

BT BTN 104 Asia + Pacific South Asia 0

BO BOL 108 Latin America + Caribbean South America 0

BA BIH 112 Europe Central Europe 2

BW BWA 116 Africa Southern Africa 0

BV 120 Polar Antarctic -9999

BR BRA 124 Latin America + Caribbean South America 711536

IO IOT 128 Asia + Pacific South Asia -9999

VG VGB 132 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

BN BRN 136 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 7074

BG BGR 140 Europe Central Europe 10886

BF BFA 144 Africa Western Africa 0

BI BDI 148 Africa Eastern Africa 0

KH KHM 152 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 34646

CM CMR 156 Africa Central Africa 13062

CA CAN 160 North America North America 2877623

CV CPV 164 Africa Western Africa 2883

KY CYM 168 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

CF CAF 172 Africa Central Africa 0

TD TCD 176 Africa Central Africa 0

CL CHL 180 Latin America + Caribbean South America 218880

CN CHN 184 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 810387

CX CXR 188 Asia + Pacific South East Asia -9999

CC CCK 192 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

CO COL 196 Latin America + Caribbean South America 16190

KM COM 200 Africa Western Indian Ocean 1416

CG COG 204 Africa Central Africa 7359

CK COK 208 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

CR CRI 212 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 14849

CI CIV 216 Africa Western Africa 8630

HR HRV 220 Europe Central Europe 44850

CU CUB 224 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 51040

CY CYP 228 Europe Central Europe 2961

CZ CZE 232 Europe Central Europe 0

KP PRK 236 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 26251

CD COD 240 Africa Central Africa 820

DK DNK 244 Europe Western Europe 102439

DJ DJI 248 Africa Eastern Africa 3406

DM DMA 252 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 304

DO DOM 256 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 5864

EC ECU 260 Latin America + Caribbean South America 31507

EG EGY 264 Africa Northern Africa 50066

SV SLV 268 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 17659

GQ GNQ 272 Africa Central Africa 8560

ER ERI 276 Africa Eastern Africa 47469

EE EST 280 Europe Central Europe 36242

ET ETH 284 Africa Eastern Africa 0

FK FLK 288 Latin America + Caribbean South America -9999

FO FRO 292 Europe Western Europe -9999

FJ FJI 296 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 19497

FI FIN 300 Europe Western Europe 82482

FR FRA 304 Europe Western Europe 160661

GF GUF 308 Latin America + Caribbean South America 43539

PF PYF 312 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 4959

TF ATF 316 Polar Antarctic -9999

GA GAB 320 Africa Central Africa 36846

GM GMB 324 Africa Western Africa 5725

GE GEO 328 Europe Eastern Europe 2738

DE DEU 332 Europe Western Europe 55499

GH GHA 336 Africa Western Africa 18095

GI GIB 340 Europe Western Europe -9999

344 Africa Western Indian Ocean -9999

GR GRC 348 Europe Western Europe 94340

GL GRL 352 Polar Arctic -9999

GD GRD 356 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 629

GP GLP 360 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 3186

GU GUM 364 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

GT GTM 368 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 13036

372 Europe Western Europe -9999

GN GIN 376 Africa Western Africa 49670

GW GNB 380 Africa Western Africa 37191

GY GUY 384 Latin America + Caribbean South America 48763

HT HTI 388 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 5857

HM 392 Polar Antarctic -9999

VA VAT 396 Europe Western Europe -9999

HN HND 400 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 58757

404 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

HU HUN 408 Europe Central Europe 0

IS ISL 412 Europe Western Europe 108684

IN IND 416 Asia + Pacific South Asia 372424

ID IDN 420 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 1847707

IR IRN 424 Asia + Pacific South Asia 160217

IQ IRQ 428 West Asia Mashriq 1034

IE IRL 432 Europe Western Europe 151912

IMY 436 Europe Western Europe -9999

IL ISR 440 Europe Western Europe 3207

IT ITA 444 Europe Western Europe 110750

JM JAM 448 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 5609

JP JPN 452 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 304246

456 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

460 Europe Western Europe -9999

464 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

JO JOR 468 West Asia Mashriq 82

472 Africa Western Indian Ocean -9999

KZ KAZ 476 Asia + Pacific Central Asia 139144

KE KEN 480 Africa Eastern Africa 8460

KI KIR 484 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 2666

KW KWT 488 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 6526

KG KGZ 492 Asia + Pacific Central Asia 0

LA LAO 496 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 0

LV LVA 500 Europe Central Europe 28009

LB LBN 504 West Asia Mashriq 1169

LS LSO 508 Africa Southern Africa 0

LR LBR 512 Africa Western Africa 14894

LY LBY 516 Africa Northern Africa 63595

LI LIE 520 Europe Western Europe -9999

LT LTU 524 Europe Central Europe 5688

LU LUX 528 Europe Western Europe 0

MO MAC 532 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 4

MG MDG 536 Africa Western Indian Ocean 96653

MW MWI 540 Africa Southern Africa 0

MY MYS 544 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 335914

MV MDV 548 Asia + Pacific South Asia 29609

ML MLI 552 Africa Western Africa 0

MT MLT 556 Europe Western Europe 5860

MH MHL 560 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 642

MQ MTQ 564 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 807

MR MRT 568 Africa Western Africa 28370

MU MUS 572 Africa Western Indian Ocean 27373

YT MYT 576 Africa Western Indian Ocean -9999

MX MEX 580 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 393253

FM FSM 584 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 2325

588 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

MD MDA 592 Europe Eastern Europe 0

MC MCO 596 Europe Western Europe -9999

MN MNG 600 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 0

MS MSR 604 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

MA MAR 608 Africa Northern Africa 70365

MZ MOZ 612 Africa Southern Africa 73300

MM MMR 616 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 216379

NA NAM 620 Africa Southern Africa 95030

NR NRU 624 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

NP NPL 628 Asia + Pacific South Asia 0

NL NLD 632 Europe Western Europe 63986

AN ANT 636 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 1972

NC NCL 640 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 46257

NZ NZL 644 Asia + Pacific Australia + New Zealand 247812

NI NIC 648 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 68557

NE NER 652 Africa Western Africa 0

NG NGA 656 Africa Western Africa 41769

NU NIU 660 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

NF NFK 664 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

MP MNP 668 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

NO NOR 672 Europe Western Europe 218501

PS PSE 676 West Asia Mashriq -9999

OM OMN 680 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 46670

PK PAK 684 Asia + Pacific South Asia 43701

PW PLW 688 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

PA PAN 692 Latin America + Caribbean Meso America 44169

PG PNG 696 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 132401

700 Asia + Pacific South East Asia -9999

PY PRY 704 Latin America + Caribbean South America 0

PE PER 708 Latin America + Caribbean South America 84767

PH PHL 712 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 244493

PN PCN 716 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

PL POL 720 Europe Central Europe 30010

PT PRT 724 Europe Western Europe 20141

PR PRI 728 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 4073

QA QAT 732 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 31156

KR KOR 736 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 226277

RE REU 740 Africa Western Indian Ocean 965

RO ROM 744 Europe Central Europe 18614

RU RUS 748 Europe Eastern Europe 4137038

RW RWA 752 Africa Eastern Africa 0

SH SHN 756 Africa Southern Africa -9999

KN KNA 760 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

LC LCA 764 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 271

PM SPM 768 North America North America -9999

VC VCT 772 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 1074

WS WSM 776 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 584

SM SMR 780 Europe Western Europe -9999

ST STP 784 Africa Central Africa 744

SA SAU 788 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 95580

SN SEN 792 Africa Western Africa 21033

SC SYC 796 Africa Western Indian Ocean 31479

SL SLE 800 Africa Western Africa 23165

SG SGP 804 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 714

SK SVK 808 Europe Central Europe 0

SI SVN 812 Europe Central Europe 170

SB SLB 816 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 25922

SO SOM 820 Africa Eastern Africa 40392

ZA ZAF 824 Africa Southern Africa 160938

GS 828 Polar Antarctic -9999

ES ESP 832 Europe Western Europe 62060

836 Asia + Pacific South East Asia -9999

LK LKA 840 Asia + Pacific South Asia 19247

SD SDN 844 Africa Northern Africa 15861

SR SUR 848 Latin America + Caribbean South America 56885

SJ SJM 852 Europe Western Europe -9999

SZ SWZ 856 Africa Southern Africa 0

SE SWE 860 Europe Western Europe 153812

CH CHE 864 Europe Western Europe 0

SY SYR 868 West Asia Mashriq 852

TW TWN 872 Asia + Pacific NW Pacific + East Asia 79356

TJ TJK 876 Asia + Pacific Central Asia 0

TH THA 880 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 185351

MK MKD 884 Europe Central Europe 0

TG TGO 888 Africa Western Africa 629

TK TKL 892 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

TO TON 896 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 3191

TT TTO 900 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 22624

TN TUN 904 Africa Northern Africa 65347

TR TUR 908 Europe Central Europe 53292

TM TKM 912 Asia + Pacific Central Asia 72381

TC TCA 916 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean -9999

TV TUV 920 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

UG UGA 924 Africa Eastern Africa 0

UA UKR 928 Europe Eastern Europe 77965

AE ARE 932 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 51394

GB GBR 936 Europe Western Europe 522639

TZ TZA 940 Africa Southern Africa 17903

US USA 944 North America North America 2229894

VI VIR 948 Latin America + Caribbean Caribbean 1257

UY URY 952 Latin America + Caribbean South America 68820

UZ UZB 956 Asia + Pacific Central Asia 26097

VU VUT 960 Asia + Pacific South Pacific 13582

VE VEN 964 Latin America + Caribbean South America 123623

VN VNM 968 Asia + Pacific South East Asia 352421

972 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

WF WLF 976 Asia + Pacific South Pacific -9999

EH ESH 980 Africa Northern Africa -9999

YE YEM 984 West Asia Arabian Peninsula 65341

YU YUG 988 Europe Central Europe 3079

ZM ZMB 992 Africa Southern Africa 0

ZW ZWE 996 Africa Southern Africa 0

META_DATA GEO_REGION

Variable: Continental Shelf Area Africa

Units: Square Kilometers Africa

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD) Africa

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions Africa

Years: 2000 Africa

Copyright c 2002 United Nations Environment Programme/DEWA/GRID-Geneva Africa

Asia + Pacific

Asia + Pacific

Asia + Pacific

Asia + Pacific

Asia + Pacific

Asia + Pacific

Europe

Europe

Europe

Latin America + Caribbean

Latin America + Caribbean

Latin America + Caribbean

North America

Polar

Polar

West Asia

West Asia

GEO_SUBREG Y_2000

Central Africa 67391

Eastern Africa 99727

Northern Africa 274922

Southern Africa 391344

Western Africa 254814

Western Indian Ocean 157885

Australia + New Zealand 2312994

Central Asia 237621

NW Pacific + East Asia 1446521

South Asia 684836

South East Asia 3224699

South Pacific 252026

Central Europe 239878

Eastern Europe 4295697

Western Europe 1920587

Caribbean 187607

Meso America 619007

South America 2202983

North America 5107517

Antarctic -9999

Arctic -9999

Arabian Peninsula 304635

Mashriq 3137

META_DATA GEO_REGION

Variable: Continental Shelf Area Africa

Units: Square Kilometers Asia + Pacific

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD) Europe

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions Latin America + Caribbean

Years: 2000 North America

Copyright c 2002 United Nations Environment Programme/DEWA/GRID-Geneva Polar

West Asia

Y_2000

1246083

8158697

6456161

3009596

5107517

-9999

307772

META_DATA

Variable: Continental Shelf Area

Units: Square Kilometers

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD)

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions

Years: 2000

Copyright c 2002 United Nations Environment Programme/DEWA/GRID-Geneva

GEO_GLOBAL Y_2000

Global totals 24285826

Reported global totals from original data 24285959

Metadata

Variable: Continental Shelf Area

Units: Square Kilometers

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD)

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions

Years: 2000

Copyright c 2001 (National) World Resources Institute

Copyright c 2002 (Aggregations) United Nations Environment Programme/DEWA/GRID-Geneva



Aggregation method

Sum







Interpolations/Extrapolations

None



Comments

The value "-9999" corresponds to "No Data".









The size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed for the following countries:





Denmark excludes areas in Greenland.

World totals are calculated by World Resources Institute.



Continental shelf area









Further information on the Web site: http://www.maritimeboundaries.com/



Data source

Metadata

Variable: Continental Shelf Area

Units: Square Kilometers

Data Source: Global Maritime Boundaries Database (GMBD)

Data Provider: Viridian - MRJ Technology Solutions

Years: 2000

Copyright c 2001 (National) World Resources Institute

Copyright c 2002 (Aggregations) United Nations Environment Programme/DEWA/GRID-Geneva



Aggregation method

Sum

The data is only aggregated if at least 75 % of the observations are available (i.e. % of population or % of area or %

of countries) on an annual basis.



Interpolations/Extrapolations

None



Comments

The value "-9999" corresponds to "No Data".



National figures include continental shelf area of the potential EEZ even though it may not have been claimed yet for

the following countries:

Albania, Bahrain, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Eritrea, Finland, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands Antilles,

Saudi Arabia, Taiwan Province of China, Tunisia and Yugoslavia.

The size of breadth of the territorial sea is disputed for the following countries:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Nicaragua, Panama,

Peru, Sierra Leone, Syrian Arab Rep and Uruguay.

Denmark excludes areas in Greenland.

World totals are calculated by World Resources Institute.



Continental shelf area

According to the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, the Continental Shelf is the area of the seabed and subsoil

which extends beyond the territorial sea to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea baseline and

beyond that distance to the outer edge of the continental margin.

Areas of continental shelf that are disputed by overlaping claims by one or more nations have been excluded from

this table. Areas that are of cooperative joint development between two or more nations have also been excluded.

Coastal States have sovereign rights over the continental shelf (the national area of the seabed) for exploring and

exploiting it; the shelf can extend at least 200 nautical miles from the shore, and more under specified circumstances.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international agreement that sets conditions

and limits on the use and exploitation of the oceans. This Convention also sets the rules on how the maritime

jurisdictional boundaries of the different member states are set.

The UNCLOS was opened for signature on 10 December 1982 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and it entered into force on

16 November 1994. As of January 2000, there are 132 countries that have ratified UNCLOS.

Further information on the Web site: http://www.maritimeboundaries.com/



Data 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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