France has, due to its Overseas departments and regions that are scattered in all the oceans of Earth, the largest exclusive economic zone of the world. The total EEZ of France is 11,691,000 km² (4,514,000 sq mi).^[1]

It covers approximately 7% of the surface of all the EEZs of the world, while the French Republic is only 0.45% of the world's land surface.

Geography

Monaco's waters are enclaves in the French EEZ.^[2] The situation is more unclear for the Channel Islands. Some maps show the EEZ being enclaved by the French EEZ,^[2] while others show the Guernsey EEZ extending to the border with the UK EEZ.^[3][4][5][6]

Outside of mainland France and overseas departments or communities (Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint Martin), none of the territories below, and therefore their EEZ, is part of the European Union.

EEZ of mainland France, overseas departments and overseas communities^[7]

EEZ	Area of the EEZ (km2) [1]	Representation
France métropolitaine	371,096
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon	12,387
Guadeloupe and Martinique	138,440
Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin	5,202
Guyane	131,506
La Réunion	317,356
Mayotte	69,238
Îles Éparses	634,853
Îles Crozet	572,919
Îles Kerguelen	565,723
Île Saint-Paul and Île Amsterdam	510,699
Nouvelle-Calédonie	1,364,591
Wallis-et-Futuna	262,563
Polynésie française	4,793,620
Île de Clipperton	436,431
Total	10,186,624 km2 (3,933,078 sq mi)

Disputes

Active

• France claims some of Canada's EEZ at Saint Pierre and Miquelon, based on a new definition of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone between the two countries. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is entirely surrounded by Canada's EEZ.
• Mauritius claims sovereignty over Tromelin although it is not mentioned in the listing of the 8th article of the 1814 Paris Treaty. It is administered as part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.^[8]