Exclusive economic zone of Thailand
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Thailand has the world's 64th largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with an area of {{convert|299397|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez.aspx |title=Sea Around Us – Fisheries, Ecosystems and Biodiversity |access-date=1 April 2017}} It claims an EEZ of {{convert|200|nmi|1|abbr=on}} from its shores, which has long coastlines with the Andaman Sea and Strait of Malacca to the west and the Gulf of Thailand to the east, although all of its EEZ is limited by maritime boundaries with neighbouring countries.
Thailand's western sea territory stretches from the west coast of southern Thailand in the Andaman Sea and the Strait of Malacca. It shares treaty-defined maritime boundaries with Myanmar, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Disputes
Thailand has not established agreements with Cambodia and Vietnam, who also have maritime territory in the Gulf of Thailand, leading to conflicts.{{cite journal |last1=MCDORMAN |first1=TED L. |title=International Fishery Relations in the Gulf of Thailand |journal=Contemporary Southeast Asia |date=1990 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=40–54 |issn=0129-797X|jstor=42707647 }} It also has not established a treaty with Malaysia on their gulf waters; however, the Malaysia–Thailand joint development area was established for both countries to jointly exploit the resources in the area of their overlapping claims.{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Reme |title=Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok maritime 'deal to share' sets an example |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kl-bangkok-maritime-deal-to-share-sets-an-example |work=The Straits Times |date=18 July 2016 |language=en}}{{cite journal |last1=SCHOFIELD |first1=CLIVE |title=Unlocking the Seabed Resources of the Gulf of Thailand |journal=Contemporary Southeast Asia |date=2007 |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=286–308 |issn=0129-797X|jstor=25798832 }}
See also
References
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