Exclusive Economic zone of Pakistan is an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial waters the limit of which is:
Correct answer: A. 200 nautical miles
- A. 200 nautical miles
- B. 12 nautical miles
- C. 100 nautical miles
- D. None of these
Explanation
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, a coastal state’s exclusive economic zone may extend up to 200 nautical miles from the baselines used to measure the territorial sea. It includes resource rights but not full sovereignty like territorial waters.
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