economic zone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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With overseas territories across the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian oceans, France has the second-largest maritime exclusive economic zone in the world after the United States.
From Los Angeles Times
Though made up of tiny islands, Micronesia’s exclusive economic zone is larger than Greenland’s because it stretches over a vast area of ocean.
He adds that China has increasingly been sending these "research" ships into Arctic waters between Alaska and the far east of Russia, including areas that the US considers its "exclusive economic zone".
From BBC
In addition to handling cargo at 13 ports in India and four overseas, the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone runs railway lines, warehousing, trucking operations and logistics parks for switching freight between trains and trucks.
Karan Adani, the managing director of India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, says retailers and manufacturers seeking alternatives to China too often overlook the world’s most populous country.
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