Exclusive economic zone of Mexico
Mexico's has the 13th largest exclusive economic zone with a total surface area of 3,269,386 km2 (1,262,317 sq mi),[1] and places Mexico among the countries with the largest areas in the world.[2] When including the land area of 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi)[3] it puts Mexico's total territory at 5,241,936 km2 (2,023,923 sq mi).
Geography
Mexico's EEZ is located in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California and Gulf of Mexico. It borders with Guatemala, Belize and Honduras to the south, Cuba to the east and the United States to the north.
References
- "Sea Around Us – Fisheries, Ecosystems and Biodiversity". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Geographic location
- Mexico. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
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