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Share of marine territorial waters that are protected, 2018

Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain - and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features - that have
been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.

0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%United States41.06%Australia40.56%United Kingdom28.87%Chile28.81%Brazil26.62%World11.48%Bangladesh5.36%Norway0.83%Pakistan0.77%South Asia0.46%India0.17%Maldives0.05%