Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea
DEFINITION:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
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Interesting observations about Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea
- Somalia ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Ecuador ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Italy ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2013.
- Israel ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Densely populated countries in 2013.
- Peru ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Emerging markets in 2013.
- Benin ranked second for maritime claims > territorial sea globally in 2013.
- United States ranked #7 for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2013.
- Papua New Guinea ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
- Senegal ranked second for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Muslim countries in 2013.
- France ranked first for maritime claims > territorial sea amongst Non-religious countries in 2013.
