Exclusive economic zone of Vietnam

Claimed waters of Vietnam in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand, including its EEZ and the two disputed archipelagos of Spratly and Paracel.

Vietnam claims an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 1,395,096 km2 (538,650 sq mi) with 200 nautical miles (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) from its shores.[1][2]

Excluding all disputed waters, Vietnam has an undisputed exclusive economic zone of 417,663 km2 (161,261 sq mi).[citation needed] This figure does not include the EEZ areas of the Paracel Islands and the Spratly Islands. Vietnam has disputes mainly with the People's Republic of China due to the nine-dash line.

Vietnam has the 33rd longest coastline of 3,260 km (2,030 mi).[3] It includes much of the western area of the South China Sea and parts of the southern area bordering Malaysia and Brunei's EEZs. The total land area, including inland bodies of water, of Vietnam is 331,212 km2 (127,882 sq mi).[n 1] Vietnam has dozens of islands. Phú Quốc is the largest island with 574 square kilometres (222 sq mi).[4]

  1. ^ EEZ and shelf areas of Vietnam – Sea Around Us Project – Fisheries, Ecosystems & Biodiversity – Data and Visualization.
  2. ^ Vietnam · MRGID 8484 at MarineRegions.org
  3. ^ CIA World Factbook: Coastline
  4. ^ Boobbyer, Claire; Spooner, Andrew (2013). Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-907263-64-4.


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