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Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is an area in the ocean where only one country gets to look into and do economic activity, such as mining underwater resources and fishing. In the case of islands far from the mainland, EEZ starts at the coasts of the islands. Normally, EEZ goes out to 200 nautical miles (370 km), unless EEZs of two or more countries overlap. Many EEZs actually overlap; countries argue over where their outermost boundaries of EEZ should be.

It is different from territorial waters in that ships and submarines from other countries can freely travel without any permission. However, this is under the condition that they are just passing by and not taking any resources home.

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  • Spratly Is since NalGeoMaps

    De facto territories in the Spratly Islands

  • Map of the Territorial Waters in the Caribbean

    EEZs in the Caribbean Sea

  • Map of the Territorial Waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean

    EEZs in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

  • Map of the Territorial Waters of the Pacific Ocean

    EEZs in the Pacific Ocean

  • Canada Exclusive Economic Zone

    Canada's exclusive economic zone and territorial waters

  • ZERP

    Croatia's exclusive economic zone(dark blue) and Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone

  • Indonesia-Exclusive-Economic-Zone

    Indonesia's exclusive economic zone

  • Italy-Exclusive-Economic-Zone-Map

    Italy's EEZ in the Mediterranean Sea

  • Japan Exclusive Economic Zones

    Japan's exclusive economic zones:     Japan's EEZ     Joint regime with the Republic of Korea     EEZ claimed by Japan, disputed by others

  • Mexico EEZ

    Exclusive economic zone of Mexico

  • Exclusive economic zone of North Korea

    The exclusive economic zone of North Korea

  • Ph Territorial Map

    The exclusive economic zone of the Philippines shown in the lighter blue shade, with Archepelagic Waters in the darkest blue

  • Portugal EEZ

    Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zones plus submitted Extended Continental Shelf to the UN

  • ZEE Sénégal (zone économique exclusive)

    Senegal's exclusive economic zone

  • Koreez

    South Korean exclusive economic zone:     Korean EEZ     EEZ claimed by Republic of Korea and Japan     Joint regime with Japan

  • Zee spain

    Spain's exclusive economic zone. (Labels in Spanish)

  • Greek Exclusive Economic Zone

    border

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