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[[File:Exclusive Economic Zones by boundary type.png|thumb|upright=1.35|The world's exclusive economic zones by boundary types and EEZ types]]
'''Exclusive Economic Zone''' ('''EEZ''') is an area in the [[ocean]] where only one [[country]] gets the right and do [[economic]] activity, such as [[mining]] underwater [[natural resource|resources]] and [[fishing]]. In the case of [[island]]s far from the mainland, EEZ starts at the [[coast]]s of the islands. Normally, EEZ goes out to 200 [[nautical mile]]s (370&nbsp;km), unless EEZs of two or more countries overlap. Many EEZs actually overlap; countries argue over where their outermost [[boundary|boundaries]] of EEZ should be. EEZ is prescribed by the [[United Nations]] Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).<ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|title=What is the EEZ?|url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/eez.html|access-date=2021-11-05|website=oceanservice.noaa.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref>

It is different from [[territorial waters]] in that ships and [[submarine]]s 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. These zones were invented in the middle 20th century.

==Related pages==
*[[Cod wars]]

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[[Category:Economic policy]]
[[Category:International law]]
[[Category:Oceans]]