economic zone

Designated commercial area

An economic zone is a designated geographic area with special regulations governing commerce, trade, or development.

Free economic zones and special economic zones offer tax incentives or relaxed regulations to attract business investment.

An exclusive economic zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from a nation's coast, granting rights to marine resources: Fishing vessels were seized for entering the country's exclusive economic zone.

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regulatory status

economic zoneno-man's-land

Unclaimed disputed territory

wild frontier

functional purpose

economic zoneprotected area

Conserved natural zone

nature reserve · marine sanctuary · conservation zone · wilderness area · no-take zone

jurisdictional reach

economic zoneinternational waters

Ocean beyond national jurisdiction

high seas · open ocean · neutral territory

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zone, economy, economic

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