Countries Bordering the United States by EEZ (with a map)

Since the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, every coastal country has been recognized to have an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles (230 mi, 370 km) from shore. The EEZ of the United States is shown in orange on the map below. Can you name every country whose EEZ borders the U.S.'s?

Certain borders are the result of various types of overseas possessions, which extend the EEZ of the parent country

Each EEZ will appear on the map when you enter the corresponding country. Areas that are disputed between multiple countries don't always appear

The United States claims Navassa Island and a corresponding EEZ, but this claim is disputed with Haiti and is not included in the quiz

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Country

Bahamas

Canada

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Country

Federated States of Micronesia

Japan (Volcano Islands)

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Country

Mexico

Netherlands (Saba)

New Zealand (Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau)

Russia

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Samoa

Tonga

United Kingdom (Virgin Islands)

Venezuela (Federal Dependencies)

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13 Comments

Level 65

Sep 15, 2021

This quiz has a lot of potential to be a great quiz; consider adding a map and saying something like United Kingdom (Bermuda) or whatever territory the USA borders. Cool quiz tho, nommed :)

Level 61

Sep 15, 2021

I appreciate the suggestions! I've redone the quiz now to include both points. I think the map might make the quiz a bit easier, but it looks much nicer this way so that's not too much of a concern :)

Level 85

Sep 16, 2021

It's definitely easier now, but I enjoy seeing the EEZs of the other countries, so I think it's worth it.

Level 55

Sep 15, 2021

Great Quiz! Just curious though. Where do Venezuela and The United States’ EEZ’s Touch?

Level 28

Sep 15, 2021

I believe Puerto Rico...?

Level 79

Sep 15, 2021

Puerto Rico is definitely not that close to Venezuela.

Level 61

Sep 15, 2021

It is indeed Puerto Rico! A country's EEZ is defined as extending up to 200 nautical miles (about 230 miles) from shore. So, if two countries are closer than about 460 miles apart, there is potential for their EEZs to touch. The shortest distance I can find between Puerto Rico and Venezuela is about 409 miles (between Isla Caja de Muertos and Los Roques archipelago). So while they aren't exactly "close," they're close enough!

Level 61

Sep 15, 2021

That being said, it looks like the distance from Puerto Rico to the mainland of Venezuela is about 500 miles. So without those islands, they would indeed be too far apart.

Level 79

Sep 26, 2021

Seems like I was wrong then. That's such a huge distance.

Level 76

Sep 15, 2021

Almost forgot about American Samoa.

Level 65

May 2, 2022

Revisted this quiz and it's still awesome. Would love to see other quizzes with different countries!!

seeing the map helps a lot and makes the quiz much more fun to look at ;)

Level 67

Nov 30, 2022