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Under the United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea, an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is a seazone over which aSovereign_statehas special rights over the exploration and use ofMarine_(ocean) Natural_resource. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's Territorial_seaout to 200 Nautical_milefrom its coast. In casual use, the term may include the territorial sea and even the Continental_shelfbeyond the 200 mile limit.

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