The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet’s area of operation spans more than 124 million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South. Seventh Fleet’s area of operation encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50% of the world’s population. For more than 70 years Seventh Fleet has maintained a continuous forward presence in the Indo­-Asia Pacific, providing security and stability to the region.