User:David Kernow/Template:Outlying areas of European countries
Inclusion criteria
[edit]In order to avoid possible confusion and misunderstanding, the eligibility for inclusion in this template is defined technically as follows:
- A European outlying territory is a territory which:
- has any political status other than independent country;
- has a common sovereignty with some member state of the Council of Europe;
- either
- (a) the nearest independent country is not a member of the Council of Europe, or
- (b) the distance to the nearest European territory is more than 400 nautical miles.
- The distance in (a) is measured to the nearest other territory; the distance in (b) is twice the EEZ limit under the Law of the Sea Convention, ensuring that the respective jurisdictional waters are not contiguous.
See also
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