World Territories

(belong to all of the people of Earth)

Those areas of the Earth and Earth's moon which are not under the jurisdiction of existing nations at the time of forming the Federation of Earth, or which are not reasonably within the province of national ownership and administration, or which are declared to be World Territory subsequent to establishment of the Federation of Earth, shall be designated as World Territory and shall belong to all of the people of Earth.

Section 16.1 of Article 16 of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE)

The administration of World Territories is determined by the World Parliament and implemented by the World Executive.

List of the World Territories of the Federation of Earth:

Maps of the World Territories of the Federation of Earth:

World Territory 1 – Oceans and Seabeds Extending 20 kilometers Offshore from Land Masses and Island Territories of Existing Nation-States as Defined since September 1982:

Oceans and Seas Boundaries Map

The World Government owns, administers, and develops all oceans and seabeds as World Territory for the maximum benefit of humanity. The development and exploitation of ocean resources beyond 20 km offshore fall under the jurisdiction, supervision, and administration of the World Oceans and Seabeds Authority (WOSA).1

World Territory 2 – Antarctica:

Antarctica Map

World Territory 3 – Bir Tawil:

Bir Tawil Egypt Map

World Territory 4 – all other territories and islands that are not already claimed under recognized ownership of nations:

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World Territory 5 – Guantanamo Bay:

Map of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base shows the base and some other geographical details

World Territory 6 – all airspace above oceans and Antarctica, and all stratospheric space of Earth:

The Layers of Ozone

World Territory 7 – Earth’s Moon:

The Solar System

World Territory 8 – Solar system space (ending at Oort Cloud):

The Solar System
References:

1. Section 16.1 of Article 16 of the CFoE; WLA #3 (1982); Resolution and Manifesto of the 4th PWP (1996); WLA #12 (2000).

2. A referendum is a direct vote by the citizens of a country or jurisdiction on a specific issue, law, or policy change. It allows the general population to express their opinion or make a decision on the matter at hand.

Informational Content:

For the text of the Constitution for the Federation of Earth (CFoE) as amended and ratified at the fourth session of the World Constituent Assembly held in Troia, Portugal, in May 1991, visit: www.ef-gov.org/en/constitution-for-the-federation-of-earth.php

All infographics are representative and not to scale.

Media Credits:

WT 1: Pinpin; derivative work: Jugger90, Dziban303, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 2: NuclearVacuum, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 3: NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 5: Kelisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 6: NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 7: Fortezzo, Spudis & Harrel (USGS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; WT 8: ESA (acknowledgement: work performed by ATG under contract to ESA), CC BY-SA IGO 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, via Wikimedia Commons

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