Yes unless you count the USA's territorial waters America - 9, 826, 675 sq KM China - 9, 596, 961, sq KM America is larger than China, so America is the third largest country.
no, the strait of gibraltar is not a country; but there is a country named '' gibraltar '' under the sovereignty of the united kingdom. the straigh of gibraltar is composed of four elements as a part of sea: 1- the territorial waters of spain , 2- the territorial waters of morocco , 3- the territorial waters of gibraltar (uk's overseas territory) (the status of gibraltar's territorial waters is disputed!) , 4- the strait waters which is belongs to no country
The territorial waters of the Philippines extend 12 nautical miles from its baselines, as defined by international law, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This area is considered part of Philippine sovereignty, where the country has exclusive rights over the water's resources, including fishing and mineral exploration. The Philippines has numerous islands and archipelagos, which can influence the specific baselines and the extent of its territorial waters. Disputes over certain areas, particularly in the South China Sea, have raised geopolitical tensions in the region.
The Philippine internal waters as well as waters outside the baseline (per archipelago doctrine) but within the extent of the international treaty limits comprise the Philippines' territorial waters.
Puerto Rico is an island therefore it does not have a land border with any other country. The Dominican Republic is 90 miles to the west of Puerto Rico across the Mona Straight. That is the only foreign country that is even close to sharing a border with Puerto Rico. And since the US Territorial Waters only extend 12 nautical miles, the island's territorial waters do not border with any other country. The US Virgin Islands are about 50 miles to the East of the Puerto Rican coastline. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are both territories if the United States so there is no national border there even in the territorial waters they share. The US Virgin Island's territorial Waters border the British Virgin Islands Territorial waters. That would be the nearest international boundary to Puerto Rico.
In the western hemisphere, the Tropic of Cancer passes through the territorial waters of The Bahamas and Cuba, and traverses both land and waters of Mexico.
Gibraltar's territorial waters are demarcated by a boundary extending three nautical miles from the coastline of the British Overseas Territory. This area includes the waters surrounding the Rock of Gibraltar and is subject to British sovereignty. The territorial waters are often a point of contention between the UK and Spain, as Spain claims sovereignty over Gibraltar but does not recognize the UK's territorial claims in the surrounding waters.
Territorial waters refer to the area of ocean extending up to 12 nautical miles from a nation's coastline. These waters are recognized as sovereign territory of the coastal state, giving them certain rights and jurisdiction over the resources and activities within. Other countries have the right of innocent passage through these waters, but the coastal state maintains control and authority over them.
The extent of the Philippine national territory includes the land territory, internal waters, territorial sea, archipelagic waters, and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as defined by the Philippine Constitution and international law. This encompasses approximately 30 million hectares of land area and over 200 million hectares of maritime space.
Completely in the western Hemisphere:MexicoThe BahamasCuba (territorial waters)MoroccoPartly in the western Hemisphere:MauritaniaMaliAlgeria
Categorically NO. Neither the river nor the Rain Forest- the world"s largest Jungle- lies remotely within United States territorial waters.
The extent of the national territory of any country is determined by the government of that country, influenced by history, the outcome of wars, and by international treaties to which the government is a party.