Geography of Yemen - Coastline and Maritime Claims

Coastline and Maritime Claims

Yemen has 1,906 kilometres (1,184 mi) of coastline along the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea. Yemen claims a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (13.8 mi; 22.2 km), a contiguous zone of 24 nautical miles (27.6 mi; 44.4 km), an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles (230.2 mi; 370.4 km), and a continental shelf of 200 nautical miles (230.2 mi; 370.4 km) or to the edge of the continental margin.

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