What does «Estado Ribereño» mean in Spanish?
- A state possessing sea coasts over which it exercises sovereignty. This sovereignty extends a certain number of miles to the sea, and to the soil and subsoil thereof; it also extends to the airspace over the territorial sea. In the case of the archipelagic State, of its archipelagic waters. In the territorial sea the State may exercise its rights of exploitation or protection of natural resources, customs and tax control, and even security, police and law enforcement control over the area. Sovereignty over the territorial sea is exercised in accordance with the Convention on the Law of the Sea and other rules of international law.
Examples of use in Spanish: "La República Argentina, en su condición de Estado ribereño, posee y ejerce derechos de soberanía sobre su plataforma continental".