Indonesia has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Indonesian: Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif (ZEE) which is the 6th largest EEZ in the world with an area of 6,159,032 km2 (2,378,016 sq mi). Indonesia has claimed an EEZ of 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its coastline. This causes the number of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, totaling 17,508 islands,[1] Indonesia has the 2nd largest coastline of 99,083 km (61,542,159 miles).[2] Indonesia position is also located on the crossing route in Southeast Asia between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.