Exclusive economic zone of the Philippines

The Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines, or Philippine EEZ for short, is the maritime area clamed by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Philippine laws and orders (primarily Republic Act No. 9522 of 2009). It covers 2,263,816 square kilometers (874,064 sq mi) of sea. The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. The zone's coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N latitude. It is bordered by the Philippine Sea to the east and north, the South China Sea to the west, and the Celebes Sea to the south.

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