Maritime Definition, Characteristics, and Examples of Maritime Countries and Their Benefits

Jakarta – In general, the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KKBI) defines maritime as a term relating to the sea, shipping or trade at sea. In fact, Indonesia is a maritime country or also called an archipelago.

Maritime affairs is everything that concerns maritime issues. Furthermore, find out the following definitions, characteristics, examples and answers to why Indonesia is called a maritime country.

Maritime Definition
The meaning of maritime is a term used to describe matters relating to the sea/waters, such as borders on the sea, maritime law, maritime trade, and seafaring.

Quoted from the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Science e-module by Fajar Afrianto, in this case, a maritime country is a country which is located in a very large sea area or territory which also has many islands.

Apart from that, countries that have vast maritime territories also store various wealth originating from natural resources in these waters.

In the book entitled Riding the Wave Towards a Maritime Nation by Rear Admiral TNI (Ret.) and Ir. Darmawan MM, the characteristic of a maritime country is that it has the ability to manage the sea as a source of prosperity and a trade axis.

Thus, becoming a maritime country is a geostrategic necessity to be politically sovereign, economically independent, and culturally individual.

Example of a Maritime Country
Based on their longest coastline, the following are examples of maritime countries:

Canada = 202,080 km
Norway = 58,133 km
Philippines = 36,289 km
Indonesia = 99,083 km
Japan = 29,751 km
New Zealand = 15,134 km
Why is Indonesia considered a maritime country?
Indonesia is declared a maritime country, namely because it has a sea/water area that is wider than its land area.

For greater clarity, here are several reasons why Indonesia is called a maritime country:

70% of Indonesia’s total territory is sea waters
Has abundant wealth and marine products
Indonesia has a geostrategic position, because it is located between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean
It has a very inherent maritime (nautical) culture. Maritime culture is a collection of life attitudes, values, or perspectives that center on water as a source of life
Admiral Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno in his book entitled Guarding Maritime State Borders, through the UN convention on the Law of the Sea or United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, Indonesia has the status of a maritime/archipelagic country that has been recognized internationally.

Benefits of Being a Maritime Country
The advantages of being a maritime country include:

The sea can be used as a wheel of the economy, as a medium of communication, transportation and trade
Can strengthen maritime law to limit the movement of ships without permits, as well as overcome the problem of fishing and illegal drug trafficking
Able to develop maritime military
Maritime power plays an important role in maintaining geographic and hydro-oceanographic conditions
Helping to improve community welfare through expanding employment opportunities and business opportunities in the maritime sector
Improving education, training, research and development in coastal and marine areas
That was an explanation of what is meant by maritime terms.

So, from the explanation above you can know that maritime is everything related to marine affairs. Meanwhile, a maritime country is a country whose maritime territory is very large.

Hopefully this information is useful, OK?

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Maritime Definition, Characteristics, and Examples of Maritime Countries and Their Benefits