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exclusive economic zone

Title English: 
exclusive economic zone
Acronym English: 
EEZ
Definition English: 
An Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a concept adopted at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982), whereby a coastal State assumes jurisdiction over the exploration and exploitation of marine resources in its adjacent section of the continental shelf, taken to be a band extending 200 miles from the shore.
Title Arabic: 
منطقة اقتصادية خالصة
Title French: 
zone économique exclusive
Synonym French: 
ZEE
Domain: 
Economic Development
Subject: 
Economic Analysis
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Term
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